Trucial States income tax legislation

FCO 8/1541 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31
Description

This file concerns taxation measures in the Trucial States. It contains drafts of decrees and regulations and correspondence on:

  • Abu Dhabi Income Tax (Amendment) Regulation 1970, one copy in printed form and another with the seal of the Political Resident
  • Advocacy of Nadeem Al Pachachi and Mana Saeed Al Otaiba for the tax decree amendment in favour of the oil industry
  • Abu Dhabi Transfer of Jurisdiction (Income Tax) Regulation 1970; support from BP and the Iraq Petroleum Company for retroceding the tax law
  • Question of whether any Ras Al Khaimah tax law exists

The file also refers to:

  • Developments of the Union of Arab Emirates, possibly of nine members
  • Revocation of an oil concession agreement between the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi and Kuamco Oil Company and the awarding of it to Union Oil Company