Australia extends provision for instant asset write-off
On 9 June 2020, Australia’s federal government further announced plans to facilitate small business in response to the Covid-19 surge. That government will extend the AUD 150,000 instant asset write-off for six months to 31 December
See MoreBelgium: Investment allowance rates for AY 2021
On 22 May 2020, Belgium has published notice in the Official Gazette that contains investment allowance rates for the assessment year (AY) 2021. The following table summarizes the applicable allowance rates for specific investment types made by
See MoreBrazil: Government extends the installment terms of tax deadlines for small business
On 18 May 2020, the Ministry of Economy published a Resolution No. 155 of 15 May 2020 to extend the deadlines for tax installments due in May, June, and July 2020 within the scope of the simplified (Simples Nacional) regime up to the last business
See MoreNetherlands introduces emergency package 2.0 in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 20 May 2020, the government of the Netherlands further announced relief measures (emergency package 2.0) in response to COVID-19 pandemic. The key issues of extended and new measures in “emergency package 2.0” is following: The
See MoreEgypt: Tax measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Recently, the Egyptian Government has announced several tax measures to mitigate the financial effect in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main tax measures are as following: Capital Gains: the extension of the suspension from the taxation
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII grants new facilities to taxpayers due to COVID-19 impact
On 12 April 2020, the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) approved new tax relief measures in response to coronavirus outbreak. This includes: the submission due date of Form IR-17 or other withholding and complementary remuneration,
See MoreIndia: Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) publishes finance act 2020
On 27 March 2020, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) published the Finance Act 2020 that includes measures announced as part of the Union Budget 2020-2021 and others. The measures of the Finance Act generally apply from 1 April 2020 (or
See MoreArgentina: Tax authorities extend measures during COVID-19 pandemic
On 30 March 2020, the Government has officially published General Resolution 4690/2020 of 30 March 2020, which amends General Resolution 4667/2020 on the tax regularization scheme for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It extends the deadline to
See MoreKazakhstan: Tax relief measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 2 April 2020, the Government implemented some measures for coronavirus outbreak. These are: Corporate income tax Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the submission of corporate income tax return is extended to 30 April 2020. Small and medium
See MoreCOVID-19: Hungary announces tax relief measures in response to coronavirus
On 23 March 2020, the Government of Hungary has announced the implementation of new tax relief measures to curb the negative effects of COVID-19 crisis on the Hungarian economy. Small business sectors grant tax exemption from the obligation to
See MoreThailand announces tax incentive for Special Economic Zone
On 11 February 2020, the Thai Revenue Department made an announcement to launch a tax measure supporting investment in Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Corporate income tax rate for companies in the area will be reduced to 10% in order to
See MoreChina: Tax measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the State Taxation Administration of China (STA) has implemented the decisions to adopt a series of measures in response to the epidemic and boost economic and social development. Following key measures are initiated
See MoreCOVID-19: Indonesia provides relaxation of import taxes for companies in the manufacturing sector
On 13 March 2020, the Indonesian Ministry of Finance has made fiscal policy volume 2 to mitigate the negative impact of the coronavirus on the economy. Under this, a six-month income tax exemption is introduced starting in April for manufacturing
See MoreBelgium: Tax measures amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 18 March 2020, Belgian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published support measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The tax measures includes several tax relief related to corporate income tax, personal income tax, value added
See MoreIreland: Revenue announces tax measures and guidance due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 13 March 2020, the Revenue announced tax measures and guidance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), other than SMEs, employees, and the self-employed who may be affected by the coronavirus crisis. The guidance includes: Small and medium
See MoreAustralia: Tax measures amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 12 March 2020, the Australian government announced a package of measures to assist the economy withstand and recover from the economic impact of COVID-19. The following measures will be administered by the Australian Taxation Office
See MoreBulgaria: Government proposes tax and economic measures during COVID-19 pandemic
On 13 March 2020, Bulgaria declared a state of emergency as a result of the spread of COVID-19 and on 15 March 2020, the government proposed the following tax and economic measures: Deadline for submission of the annual corporate income tax
See MoreCOVID-19: Norway announces tax relief measures due to coronavirus
On 13 March 2020, the government of Norway presented proposals to amend the income tax law in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. The proposal includes; (i) Allow the application of up to NOK 30 million of corporate losses in 2020
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