Qatar exempts Customs duty on specific food and medical equipment
The General Authority of Customs (GAC) of Qatar has issued a directive exempting 905 items related to food and medical equipment from customs duties for a period of 6 months due to COVID-19 pandemic, effective from 23 March
See MoreNew Zealand enacts tax bill in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 25 March 2020, the New Zealand Government has passed COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Social Assistance Urgent Measures) Act 2020. The Act aims to support the package of economic and social measures needed to recover from the impact of the
See MoreCOVID-19: Cyprus extends the deadline for submitting income tax returns
On 30 March 2020, the Cyprus tax department published an announcement to extend the corporate and personal income tax return deadlines in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A two-month extension to the filing deadline for income tax
See MoreOECD: Overview of tax measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic
On 1 April 2020 the OECD published on its website detailed information on measures taken by countries to help businesses and individuals during the coronavirus crisis. Measures to help business case flow These include tax administration
See MoreGhana announces emergency tax measures in response to COVID-19 outbreak
On 30 March 2020, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning of Ghana presented to the Parliament several proposals to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19, as follows: Income tax return filing deadline will be
See MoreBolivia: Revenue Authority issues Resolution regarding tax filing deadline extension
On 28 March 2020, the Revenue Authority issued an Administrative Resolution N° 1020000000061 of 27 March 2020 regarding tax deadline extensions due to coronavirus outbreak. This contains: The deadline for the submission of corporate income tax
See MoreCanada: Government extends deadline for filing income tax return and payments
On 18 March 2020, the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister announced some tax relief measures due to COVID-19 outbreak: The federal corporate tax return deadline is extended to 1 June 2020. The filing deadline extensions have also been
See MoreBulgaria: Government implements tax measures due to coronavirus outbreak
On 24 March 2020, the Measures and Actions During State of Emergency Act was enacted in Bulgaria, which introduces temporary tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic. Corporate income tax According to the Act, the filing deadline of the annual
See MoreGuatemala passes Law to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19
On 25 March 2020, Guatemala has approved Decree 12-2020 on "Emergency Law to Protect Guatemalans from the effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic". The Decree establishes initial sanitary, economic, financial and social measures necessary to
See MoreCOVID-19: Georgia announces tax relief measures due to coronavirus
On 23 March 2020, Georgian government has announced following tax relief measures due to coronavirus pandemic. Business entities connected with the tourism industry have had four months of property and income tax payment deferred until 1
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII announces TP return deadline extension amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Tax Authority has also announced about deadline extension of information return for related party transactions. Under the tax authority, the due date of information return for related party transactions is to be extended from 30 March 2020 to
See MoreCOVID-19: Cyprus defers VAT payment until 10 November 2020
On 27 March 2020, the Cyprus parliament proceeded with the voting of the relevant tax and VAT laws in response to the coronavirus. The law includes the deferral of VAT payment until 10 November 2020 without invoking penalties or interest. The
See MoreCanada: CRA updates on administrative income tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 26 March 2020, the Canada Revenue Agency made an announcement that in addition to the income tax filing and payment deadline extensions announced as part of the fiscal measures, both companies and individuals may defer a number of other
See MoreUganda: Tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 25 March 2020, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has published a public notice unveiling tax measures to support taxpayers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main measures in relation to tax obligations are: Taxpayers whose accounting period
See MorePeru updates tax filing deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak
On 24 March 2020, the Peruvian Tax Administration (SUNAT) has issued Resolution 061-2020/SUNAT on its website amending tax filing deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak. SUNAT has extended the annual income tax filing and payment deadline for the 2019
See MorePuerto Rico: Additional tax filing deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak
On 24 March 2020, Puerto Rico Treasury Department (PRTD) Administrative Determination No. 20-09 (AD 20-09) and Administrative Determination No. 20-10 (AD 20-10) extending the filing dates for tax returns and for tax payments due to the
See MoreUruguay extends compliance due dates amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 20 March 2020, the tax authority of Uruguay issued Resolution No. 550 in response to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19. The Resolution declares extension of due date for tax obligations, as follows: the deadline for the payment of tax
See MoreMalta: Tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 20 March 2020, Malta's Commissioner for Revenue has issued a press release on 'Postponement of Payment of Certain Taxes'. Recently, the Maltese Government has also announced guidelines on the tax deferral scheme due to COVID-19. The main
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