Situation – Zebra Projects provide interior commercial design services to international clients, principally those with global retail brands. They are headquartered in Dubai and have operational centres in the UK, Saudi Arabia and the US.
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Solution – AGA’s UK (London) engagement team (Alliotts) has been consulted to advise on the local rules and reporting for employees and secondees and the nature of establishing or avoiding the creation of a permanent establishment in the countries in which they do business. Advice is coordinated by the London engagement team who then, depending on the complexity of a project, will introduce another local AGA engagement team directly to deliver services and/or the London team acting as project manager to deliver the advice needed.
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Results – Zebra Projects transacts business across the globe and with the support of the London engagement team, can act swiftly and decisively, ensuring they meet all local reporting and tax paying requirements, and importantly, do not create establishments or employee tax obligations where it is not necessary for the performance of the contracts.