Annual Report_2017-18_FLIPBOOK PRO_07 Sep 2018

The events for month of November 2017 commenced
with a speech and talk show with Mr. Derek O’ Brien.
Mr. O’Brien, a Member of Parliament, Author, Television
personality, Public Speaker and popularly known as
a Quiz show host, addressed members how one can
“accomplish” or succeed in life.
MASTER CLASS ON
VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) -
11 NOV 2017
Mr. O’ Brien said success is a four letter word; “fail”.
He attributed many achievements in his life to first
experiencing failure – which he considers as a pre
requisite to achieve success! Accomplishment, he
said, is what you make of yourself, whether it is as a
parent, spouse or professional.
A second master class workshop on VAT was organized
where CA Nirav Shah, CA Ashwin Dedhia, CA Pratik
Shah and CA Anurag Chaturvedi addressed members
on the Business Impacts on sectors like Financial
Service, Transport, Real Estate, Retail, Construction
etc. A VAT Zero Hour was then conducted to address
queries of the participants.
His speech was followed by a “Talk Show” where Aakanksha
Tangri, Journalist interviewed Mr. O’Brien and spoke about
his career, early days as a quiz show host, his family, political
career etc.
Various topics such as the practical issues and
challenges being faced with regards the UAE VAT
law, along with case studies, scenario analysis and
interactive Q&A sessions were conducted.
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