Why Oman VAT DigiConnect?
With the roll-out of Value Added Tax (VAT) set to become a reality by April 2021, Omani businesses are being urged to be fully prepared for the implementation of this much-anticipated step for the Sultanate.
In lights of this, Oman VAT Digi-Conference will take place on 26 January 2021 and will bring together key stakeholders including regulatory authorities, consultants and medium & large organisations in Oman to discuss local VAT legislation and gain technical insights on identifying strategies and solutions to develop an effective VAT compliant business model.
Moreover, this conference will offer unprecedented opportunity to businesses with activities in Oman to ask questions and understand the implications of the introduction of VAT on their transactions and ensure that they are ready to comply with the new VAT requirements by April 2021.
150+
Attendees
10+
VAT Expert Speakers
5+
Media Partners
1
Q&A Session
Speakers
Robert Tsang
Leader-Indirect Tax, Kuwait, Oman & Qatar, Deloitte
Sudeep Trehan
CFO, AL MAYA GROUP
Ramy Rayan
Head, VAT consulting group, Thomson Reuters MENA
Osama Saleh
Deputy Finance Director, Abdul Latif Jameel
Muhammad Rafique Chaudhry
CFO, A’Saffa Foods
Nowshad Aliyar Kutty
CFO, TMTEC
Gururajan K
Head, Accountant Channel, MEA, Zoho
Who Will Attend Oman VAT Digi-Conference?
Senior VPs of Finance, Chief Financial Officers, Finance Directors, Treasury, Tax Directors, Compliance Officers from across organisations based in Oman including:
- Medium and Large Enterprises
- Family Owned Businesses
- Multinational Companies
Why Attend?
Ask
Get all your questions answered by Tax implementation experts in Oman in a dedicated Q&A session
Learn
from VAT experts and gain a clear understanding of filing procedures and how to build a cross-functional VAT compliant business model in your organisation
Hear
from regional CFOs on best practices implemented by large companies across different sectors in the region
Gain clarity
on some of the most pressing technical VAT-related challenges such as Reverse Charges Mechanism (RCM) and Free of Charge (FOC)
Who Should Exhibit & Sponsor?
API Technology Solution Providers
Core Digital Banking
Network and Application Security
Data Integration and Analytics Service Providers
Conference Program
| TIME | CONFERENCE PROGRAM |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | Meeting Room Opens |
| 10:02 | Welcome Remarks from Great Minds |
| The impact of VAT on businesses in Oman: preventing penalties | |
| 10:05 | Opening Keynote: Regulatory VAT update in Oman |
| Addressing VAT implementation challenges and solutions + Audit, risk & compliance | |
| 10:30 | This session will shed light on the uncertainties that business should plan for related to Reverse Charge Mechanism for intra-GCC imports, free of charge and other relevant issues as well as troubleshoot and tackle some of the common mistakes made at operational level Robert Tsang, Leader-Indirect Tax, Kuwait, Oman & Qatar, Deloitte |
| Think VAT, Think Zoho Books | |
| 11:30 | Join this session to get familiarized with Zoho, one of the trailblazers of cloud accounting and take a peek at our VAT ready accounting software, Zoho Books. Managing your sales, purchases, inventory, expenses, and banking, automating your VAT calculation, filing VAT returns, you name it – Zoho Books has got it all covered. Gururajan K, Head, Accountant Channel, MEA, Zoho |
| CFO panel discussion: Tracking VAT policy development to implement seamless implementation and update prepared scenarios from UAE & KSA | |
| 12:00 | This panel will offer Omani businesses exclusive insights from CFOs of large businesses across the UAE and KSA to discuss how they have risk managed different scenarios in the design and application of VAT, as well as facilitate sustained implementation and align relevant teams Moderator:
Panellists:
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| Q&A session: opening the floor to the audience for sector specific questions | |
| 13:00 | This exclusive session will offer the opportunity to the audience to have questions and get feedback from a consultant on VAT implementation process to avoid any potential penalties |
| 13:30 | Closing Remarks and end of conference |
Conference Format
Sponsorship Opportunities
We have a diverse range of sponsorship opportunities available. A member of the sponsorship team will work with you to create a bespoke package to suit your business objectives. For more information email partnerships@gmevents.ae or call +971 (0) 4 568 7800
| Primary | Free of charge |
|---|---|
| Solution Provider | 200 USD + 5% Tax 210 USD |