UK: Amendments to the Restriction on the Tax Deduction for Interest
On 21 July 2020 the UK published draft legislation to amend the limitation on the interest deduction for corporation tax. This would be part of the Finance Bill for 2020/21. The rules to limit the corporation tax deduction for interest were
See MoreCyprus amends treatment of intangible assets
On 17 July 2020, the House of Representatives of Cyprus approved a bill amending Section 9(1)(l) of the Income Tax Law (ITL) which introduced a number of changes with respect to the tax treatment of intangible assets. As per section 9(1)(l)
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII issues notices to extend tax payment relief due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) issued Notice 76-20, which provides extension of the tax payment relief previously given by Notice 36-20 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Notice 36-20 extends the tax payments by three months, which were
See MoreVietnam: Government issues Decree increasing cap on deductible interest expenses
On 24 June 2020, the Vietnamese Government has issued Decree No. 68/2020/ND-CP amending and supplementing Clause 3, Article 8 of Decree 20/2017/ND-CP (Decree 68). On 14 July 2020, the Vietnam Ministry of Finance (MOF) has also issued Official
See MorePanama further extends tax returns filing deadline
On 16 July 2020, Panama has published Decree No. 356 in the Official Gazette regarding further extensions of certain deadlines due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Annual tax return filing deadline for the 2019 tax year was previously extended to
See MoreUruguay extends additional advance payment deadline
The Directorate General of Taxation (DGI) of Uruguay has announced Resolution No. 1251/2020 of 16 July 2020 concerning additional advance payment deadline extensions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The taxpayers with taxable gross
See MoreChina reduces income tax rate for Hainan free trade port
The Chinese authorities have rolled out preferential income tax plans for companies and individuals in the southern island province of Hainan. According to a circular jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation
See MoreHong Kong: IRD extends the deadline for filing profits tax returns
On 14 July 2020, the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department has published Circular Letter to Tax Representatives on an extension of the deadline for filing Profits Tax returns. Accordingly, the Inland Revenue Department decided to extend the due
See MoreSri Lanka: Further extension of tax return submission dates
On 3 July 2020, the Sri Lankan Inland Revenue Department has issued a notice on the further extension of following return/statement submission deadlines up to 31 December 2020 in line with the approval of "Tax Relief Measures to Facilitate Post
See MoreNigeria: FIRS extends interest and penalty relief deadline regarding some tax liabilities
On 9 July 2020, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) announced the due date of the waiver of penalty and interest relief regarding tax liabilities or tax debts owed by individuals and businesses is extended from 30 June 2020 to 31 August 2020.
See MoreDominican Republic: The DGII extends corporate tax return deadline
On 15 July 2020, the Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) released a Notice 80-20 to announced that the submission deadline of corporate tax return and payment of tax for the tax year closed 31 March 2020 is extended until 31 August 2020.
See MoreOman declares further tax relief measures
On 8 July 2020, the tax authority reportedly announced additional relief measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement contains a suspension of the additional tax due on late payments for the 2019 financial year until 30 September
See MoreBelgium extends tax return deadline to 29 October 2020
On 6 July 2020, Federal Public Service (SPF) Finance has issued a notice declaring that Biztax is available for the 2020 tax year. The notice indicates that the Minister of Finance granted an extension of the due date for filing the corporate
See MoreLatvia defers tax payments for a period of up to three years
In June 2020, Latvia approved an extension of tax measures to provide continued support beyond the end of the state of emergency for COVID-19. Under the support measures, the possibility to defer tax payments for a period of up to three years is
See MoreChile: Tax authority suspends advance corporate tax payments and VAT payments
On 8 July 2020, the tax authority published a Resolution 76/2020 to suspend the provisional corporate tax payments obligations for the months July, August, and September 2020 respectively. Note that, this relief applies to micro, small and
See MoreRussia aims to introduce fixed tax of RUB 5 million on CFC income
The government of Russia is planning several tax measures to be introduced in 2021 including an increased 15% tax rate applies on high-earning individuals and reduced 3% tax rate on Information Technology enterprises. In addition to these
See MoreIreland: Revenue issues an eBrief regarding treatment of losses
On 25 June 2020, the Irish Revenue published an eBrief No. 124/20 on a Tax and Duty Manual part 19-02-05 related to treatment of capital losses. This manual describes the principles of allowable losses, and clarifies that where an allowable loss
See MoreNorth Macedonia: Exemption of advance profit tax payment extends to July 2020
North Macedonia has extended the exemption from advance tax to June and July 2020 for taxpayers in the fields of catering, tourism, and transport in response to Covid-19 pandemic. Primarily, the exemption was provided in respect of advance payments
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