[World Tax News] UAE Publishes Guide on Tax Resident and TRC and More

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The Tax Resident and Tax Residency Certificate guide is designed to provide general guidance on Corporate Tax in the UAE and tax residency rules. It provides readers with an overview of the following:

This guide should be read by anyone responsible for tax matters operating in the UAE who wants to know more about the application of the domestic Tax Residency rules in the UAE, as well as their tax agents and advisers. It is intended to be read in conjunction with the Corporate Tax Law, the implementing decisions, and other relevant guidance published by the FTA.This guidance is not a legally binding document but is intended to provide assistance in understanding the tax implications for Persons relating to the Corporate Tax regime in the UAE. The information provided in this guide should not be interpreted as legal or tax advice. It is not meant to be comprehensive and does not provide a definitive answer in every case.

Source: Tax Procedures Guide on Tax Resident and Tax Residency Certificate

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a final rule that clarifies the public utility exemption under the beneficial ownership information reporting regulations. The rule confirms that certain telecommunications service providers are exempt from these reporting requirements. It was published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2024, and takes effect immediately upon publication.

On September 30, 2022, FinCEN issued the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rule (“Reporting Rule”). That rule implemented the reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA requires certain types of domestic and foreign entities, called “reporting companies,” to submit information about “beneficial owners” to FinCEN. The CTA generally defines a reporting company as a corporation, limited liability company, or other similar entity created or registered to do business in the United States by filing a document with a secretary of state or similar office under the law of a State or Indian Tribe. The CTA exempts twenty-three categories of entities from that definition. One such exemption is for “a public utility that provides telecommunications services, electrical power, natural gas, or water and sewer services within the United States.”

Now, FinCEN is publishing this final rule to clarify an exemption under the beneficial ownership information reporting rule that FinCEN published on September 30, 2022. This rule modifies the language exempting certain public utilities from the definition of “reporting company” in the beneficial ownership information reporting rule to more clearly implement the language of the exemption found in the Corporate Transparency Act.

In this final rule, FinCEN is amending its regulations to make clear that certain telecommunications services providers are exempt from reporting requirements under the CTA that provides telecommunications services, electrical power, natural gas, or water and sewer services within the United States. This amendment will more clearly conform the regulation’s language to the scope of the CTA’s exemption, making it easier for covered entities to understand their compliance obligations.

Source: Update to the Public Utility Exemption Under the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule