Tax positions you can defend line by line

We advise on direct and indirect tax across the Middle East, Africa and the UK, from Zakat and corporate income tax filings to cross-border structuring and the Pillar Two global minimum tax. Our engineering side means the data behind each position is traceable.

Discuss tax

Tax

CFOs, heads of tax and deal teams at groups with operations, investors or holding structures across several jurisdictions.

Zakat and corporate income tax

Zakat base and CIT computations, mixed-ownership entities, ZATCA filings, assessments and objections.

Pillar Two

GloBE impact assessments, effective tax rate modelling, safe harbour testing and compliance readiness for in-scope groups.

International tax and structuring

Holding and fund structures, permanent establishment exposure, treaty access, residency and economic substance.

Withholding tax and transfer pricing

Cross-border payment reviews, intercompany agreements and transfer pricing documentation.

VAT and e-invoicing

VAT registration, transaction reviews and readiness for ZATCA e-invoicing integration phases.

Tax due diligence

Buy-side and sell-side reviews: information requests, exposure quantification, SPA tax provisions and indemnities.

Restructuring and reorganisations

Carve-outs, asset transfers between group entities and special economic zone set-ups, with the tax cost mapped before you move.

Tax policy and governance

Board-approved Zakat and tax policies, risk frameworks and control processes for the tax function.

What you receive

  • Written advice memos with the supporting computation
  • Filing-ready Zakat and tax computations
  • Pillar Two models and board summaries
  • Due diligence reports and SPA mark-ups

Coverage

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Wider GCC
  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Kingdom

Pairs well with

  • Cloud & DevOps

    Landing zones, migrations, infrastructure as code and the pipelines that ship it, on whichever cloud you run.

  • Security & compliance

    SOC 2, ISO 27001 and regional frameworks, with the controls built into your platform rather than bolted on before the audit.