The truth about UAE Transfer Pricing & Benchmarking | Nirav Shah | Ep 09

Nirav Shah

Director, FAME Advisory FZCO | UAE Corporate Tax Specialist

May 07, 2026

Are you managing your UAE tax strategy effectively? In this episode of BoatRoom, Muhammad Kalim sits down with Nirav Shah to discuss UAE Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing, Benchmarking, Pillar Two, and how businesses can plan better in a changing market.

Timestamps

0:00 Key questions from this episode

2:00 UAE Corporate Tax overview

8:00 Transfer Pricing & Benchmarking

14:00 Pillar Two explained

20:00 Tax vs Audit

24:00 Practical tax planning strategies

Are you managing your UAE tax strategy effectively?

In this episode of BoatRoom, Muhammad Kalim sits down with Nirav Shah to discuss UAE Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing, Benchmarking, Pillar Two, Tax vs Audit, and how businesses can plan better in a changing market.

This conversation is useful for business owners, finance professionals, entrepreneurs, and Chartered Accountants who want to understand UAE taxation in a simple and practical way.

What We Discuss

UAE Corporate Tax — what businesses need to know now
Transfer Pricing and Benchmarking explained simply
Pillar Two and its impact on UAE businesses
Tax vs Audit: understanding the difference and why it matters
Practical strategies for tax planning in the UAE

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About the Guest

Nirav Shah

Director, FAME Advisory FZCO | UAE Corporate Tax S...

Nirav Shah is the Director of FAME Advisory FZCO, a Dubai-based tax and advisory firm where he has established himself as one of the UAE's foremost authorities on corporate tax, international structuring, and compliance. A Chartered Accountant with 25+ years of cross-border experience — beginning at KPMG India — his expertise spans UAE Corporate Tax, transfer pricing and benchmarking, Pillar Two compliance, and multi-jurisdictional governance, advising corporations and UHNW families across 12 jurisdictions. Nirav authored Law and Practice Relating to UAE Corporate Tax, the first such publication approved by the UAE Ministry, and has trained over 7,000 professionals through masterclasses across India and the Middle East.

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