COVID-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 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 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 MoreArgentina: Government publishes General Resolution on tax schemes for SMEs
On 31 January 2020, Government published General Resolution 4667/2020 of 30 January 2020, which provides special tax schemes for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) introduced by Law 27541 on Social Solidarity and Productive Reactivation. This
See MoreCosta Rica: Ministry of finance publishes draft resolution on tax benefit for SMEs
The Costa Rican Ministry of Finance recently published a draft resolution on tax benefits for SMEs that was introduced by Law No. 9635 of 3 December 2018. The benefits apply to qualified SMEs whose gross income does not exceed CRC 106 million
See MoreAustria: Government publishes Program for 2020-2024 regarding tax measures
The Government released its Program for 2020-2024 regarding several tax reform measures. Corporate tax The Program proposed to increase the threshold of corporate income tax from EUR 30,000 to EUR 100,000 and reduce the corporate income tax
See MoreEcuador: President made objections on second tax reform bill
On 14 December 2019, the President, Moreno, made objections on the second tax reform bill approved by the National Assembly. Accordingly, he proposed to limit the application of the thin-capitalization rules to inter-company loans. Accordingly,
See MoreJapan: Government announces tax reform plans for 2020
On 12 December 2019, the Japanese government announced tax reform plans for 2020 providing new tax incentives to promote investment. The tax reform includes incentives to invest in 5G wireless technology, including a 15% tax deduction for
See MoreEcuador: Tax Policy Committee issues Resolution on tax incentives for micro and Small business
On 26 November 2019, the Tax Policy Committee published Resolution CPT-RES-2019-005 regarding the application of tax incentives in case of micro and small enterprises, which entered into force on the similar day of its publication in the Official
See MoreEcuador presents new tax reform Bill
On 21 November 2019, the Ecuadorian National Assembly presented a new draft of the Tax Reform Bill on "Tax Simplicity and Progressiveness" following the rejection of the previous draft law on economic growth reform submitted to Congress on 18
See MoreNigeria: Finance Bill 2019 passes second reading in parliament
On 6 November 2019, the Finance Bill 2019 passed its second reading at the Senate. Main proposed amendments are given below: A lower (i.e. 20%) corporate income tax rate (CIT) applies for companies with turnover between NGN25-million and
See MorePeru extends tax incentives for R&D investments until 2022
On 31 October 2019, Peru published an Urgent Decree 010-2019 in the official gazette modifying Legislative Decree No. 30309. The Decree promotes scientific research, technological development and technological innovation. The tax benefits are
See MoreNorway proposes to amends interest deduction limitation rules and R&D incentive scheme
On 7 October 2019, the Ministry of Finance presented its budget proposal for fiscal year 2020. The budget proposed to amends the interest expense deduction limitation rules and the Norwegian research and development (R&D) incentive scheme.
See MoreIreland: Finance Minister announces Finance bill for the year 2020
On 16 October 2019, the Finance Minister, Paschal Donohoe TD, announced Cabinet approval for the publication of the Finance Bill 2019. It was published on 17 October 2019. The Bill sets out the legislative provisions to bring effect to the tax
See MoreMalaysia: Finance Minister presents the budget for 2020
Malaysia's Minister of Finance tabled in parliament the Budget for 2020. The budget provides the following tax measures: The SME income tax rate for Chargeable Income up to the first RM500,000 was reduced by 1% to 17% in 2019. To further
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