Spent most of his professional life with Big Four firms
Worked in the U.K. for nine years prior to immigrating to Dubai
Specializes in international tax and M&A matters
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Vishal Sharma is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax, LLP in Dubai. He brings more than 16 years of experience in international and M&A tax.
Mr. Sharma’s expertise lies in providing inbound and outbound tax advisory services, tax due diligence, tax structuring, financial modeling and transaction document reviews. His additional skills include cross border tax advisory, tax accounting, audit of tax work and management of direct tax compliance obligations.
Mr. Sharma’s notable assignments include providing transactional tax advice across the Middle East and other markets to regional/global sovereign wealth funds, state owned entities, national oil companies, private equity firms, large global multinationals and family offices.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Sharma spent nine years in Deloitte’s Middle East International Tax Services (ITS) group in Dubai, where he most recently served as an M&A Tax Partner.
In addition to his M&A Partner role, Mr. Sharma was the lead tax partner in charge of two large global multinationals in providing regional global compliance and reporting services.
Mr. Sharma earned an LLB from Northampton University in the U.K. He is a Certified Tax Advisor (CTA) and a member of The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT).
In June 2025, the UAE Federal Tax Authority issued updated guidance (CTGFF1 and FTA Decision No. 5 of 2025) clarifying Corporate Tax rules for Family Foundations.
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has released a guide on the UAE Corporate Tax (CT) Interest Deduction Limitation rules, offering clarity on Ministerial Decision No. 126 of 2023. Businesses should review their financial arrangements to identify amounts equivalent to Interest for accurate UAE CT Return calculations.
On May 5, 2025, the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) announced on their LinkedIn page and on Dubai Eye and Dubai One an initiative to waive penalties for late CT registration, if a taxpayer submits their CT return within seven months from the end of their first tax period.
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This is the first in a new series of articles that will explore the tax and other commercial challenges that the Equity Reward team at Alvarez & Marsal Tax LLP commonly observe in the design and implementation of cross border Management Equity Plans (MEPs).
