Afghan Taxes, Business Registration, and Cost Recovery - A Step-by-Step Guide
For years, contractors working in Afghanistan have been stuck between two irreconcilable positions: the Afghan government seeks to impose business registration and taxation requirements, while the U.S. government tells contractors not to comply with those requirements.
This webinar will present contractors with a step-by-step approach to dealing with these contradictory problems:
- History of the Afghan tax issue and U.S. response
- The current state of Afghan tax laws as they apply to contractors
- Working through the Afghan tax system
- Seeking reimbursement from the U.S. Government
The webinar will be conducted by three firms that have worked together successfully in helping contractors resolve these issues:
- Robert Nichols, Kathy Brown, and Jade Totman of Covington & Burling LLP
- Richard Johnson and Armani Vadiee of Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC
- Sanzar Kakar of Afghanistan Financial Services
Hurry, this program is limited to the first 500 attendees.
Speaker and Presenter Information
From Covington & Burling LLP
Robert Nichols is a senior partner in the firm's Washington, DC office and a member of the Government Contracts practice group. Mr. Nichols has nearly two decades of experience representing contractors in the defense and aerospace, information technology, large-scale construction, and international development sectors.
KATHY BROWN
Kathy Brown is special counsel and a member of the Government Contracts and International practice groups. She focuses on assisting clients in defense-related industries with government contracts, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, tax, and regulatory issues.
JADE TOTMAN
Jade Totman is a senior associate in the firm’s Government Contracts practice group. He represents companies that do business with the U.S. federal government, with U.S. state and local governments, and with foreign governments, through all stages of the procurement process and contract performance.
From Afghanistan Financial Services
SANZAR KAKAR
Sanzar is the Chairman of Afghanistan Holding Group. He has previously served as the Executive Adviser to the Attorney General of Afghanistan, Economics Adviser for the Afghanistan Investment Climate Facility, Investment Associate for Acap Partners & Technology Analyst for Merrill Lynch. He holds a BSE in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from Warwick Business School.
From Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC
RICHARD JOHNSON
Richard Johnson is a Member at Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC and has practiced for more than 35 years. He specializes in default and convenience terminations, allowable cost issues, cost and pricing data, cost accounting matters, appropriations law and contract compliance issues.
ARMANI VADIEE
Armani Vadiee is an Associate at Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC, and his practice focus is government contracts, commercial contracts and construction matters. Mr. Vadiee provides counsel to domestic and international clients on a wide range of contracting issues including contract negotiation, contract terms and conditions, bid protests, contract changes and claim preparation, contract termination settlements, regulatory audit and compliance and contract litigation.
Relevant Government Agencies
Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, GSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), CIA, Coast Guard, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID
Event Type
Webcast
This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities
When
Wed, Jun 3, 2015, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
ET
Cost
Complimentary: $ 0.00
Website
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Organizer
Federal Publications Seminars
