MANAMA: Around 25 key officials from financial institutions in Bahrain attended an exclusive closed roundtable discussion organised by KPMG in Bahrain to discuss the challenges faced by the financial services sector following the formal introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Bahrain.
Philippe Norré, partner and head of indirect taxes at KPMG in Bahrain, was the moderator during the event and said “With their first VAT returns due latest by 30 April 2019, banks and other financial institutions still face lack of VAT treatment clarity around several typical financial offerings .