Expertise
Zineb is an experienced tax professional with expertise in advising clients across a diverse range of industries, including the financial services and consumer business sectors. As a certified registered Tax Agent in the UAE, she supports organisations in navigating complex tax regulations, ensuring compliance, and optimising their tax positions.
Zineb specialises in delivering tax advisory and compliance services to clients across the Middle East, with particular expertise in assisting clients with tax administration-related enquiries. Through her Tax Agent status, she can actively support clients with a wide range of FTA-related matters, including support with audit queries relating to VAT and corporate tax, tax registration obligations, tax filings, audits, assessments, and other regulatory compliance matters under the mandate of the tax authorities.
Through her industry knowledge and practical experience, she helps businesses manage tax risks, meet regulatory expectations, and achieve efficient tax outcomes while maintaining full compliance with UAE tax laws.
Experience
- Assisted a leading financial services organisation with UAE VAT compliance and advisory matters, including transaction reviews, VAT impact assessments, and ongoing regulatory guidance, ensuring alignment with Federal Tax Authority (FTA) requirements.
- Supported a multinational consumer business group with the implementation of UAE Corporate Tax requirements, including registration, readiness assessments, and the evaluation of tax implications across its operating model.
- Advised clients during FTA tax audits and reviews, managing information requests, preparing supporting documentation, and liaising directly with the tax authorities to facilitate successful audit outcomes.
- Assisted businesses across various sectors with VAT health checks and compliance reviews, identifying potential risks, improving processes, and recommending practical solutions to strengthen tax governance.
- Guided clients through complex FTA inquiries, assessments, and clarification requests, providing technical analysis and practical recommendations to resolve tax matters efficiently and effectively.
- Supported organisations with VAT registration, deregistration, and refund applications, ensuring compliance with UAE tax legislation and minimising administrative challenges.
- Advised businesses on the indirect and direct tax implications of new business structures, transactions, and operational changes, helping clients manage tax risks while achieving their commercial objectives.
- Advised clients on UAE e-invoicing readiness and implementation requirements, assessing existing finance and tax processes, identifying system and data gaps, and supporting organisations in preparing for upcoming e-invoicing compliance obligations while aligning tax and technology functions to meet regulatory expectations.