With the introduction of VAT in the Middle East (UAE, Saudi in 2018 and Bahrain in 2019), the governments had a clean sheet to work with.

From e-registration to manual e-filing, they’ve introduced a lot of technology in a very short amount of time. Companies also had to adapt very quickly and both parties are just beginning their journey of tax and revenue automation.

While the GCC VAT system has just been born, other parts of the world have already traveled a long way in this automation path and there is no doubt these developments will come sooner rather than later in the region.

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