Nigeria: FIRS issues several Circulars on provisions of tax laws amended by Finance Act 2019
On 9 May 2020, the Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS) issued the following Information Circulars numbered through 2020/02 – 08. The Circulars provides guidance to stakeholders regarding the interpretation of the amendments to extant tax laws
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AlgeriaFiling return: The Directorate General of Taxes made a postponement of annual tax return submission deadline for 2019 until 31 May 2020 for the taxpayers registered at the DGE.See the story in RegfollowerAngolaDue dates main corporate income
See MoreUS: Tax court ruled in favor of the IRS for Whirlpool vs Commissioner case
On 5 May 2020, the US tax court made a decision in favor of the IRS a case involving the Whirlpool Financial Corp. and related foreign affiliate corporations. The Court upheld the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) application of the Subpart F
See MorePeru extends carry forward loss period in response to COVID-19
On 8 May 2020, Peru has published Legislative Decree No. 1481 in the official gazette extending the carry forward loss period in response to COVID-19. It is established that loss incurred in the 2020 taxable year, can be carried forward for up to
See MoreOECD: Tax Talk Summarises Ongoing Tax Projects
A Tax Talk held by the OECD on 4 May 2020 summarised the position on the current tax work in connection with the Covid-19 crisis and on the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project. Tax measures in the Covid-19 crisis The Forum on Tax
See MorePeru: SUNAT further modifies tax filing deadline amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 29 April 2020, the Peruvian tax authorities (SUNAT) issued Resolution No. 075-2020/SUNAT in the Official Gazette modifying previous Resolution No. 055-2020/SUNAT and 065-2020/SUNAT in response to COVID-19 pandemic. The Resolution further
See MoreGuatemala: SAT provides tax payment procedures amid COVID-19 pandemic
Recently, the Guatemala tax authority (SAT) has provided tax payment procedures for individual and corporate taxpayers in response to COVID 19 pandemic. Taxpayers will download form SAT-821; send to the corresponding email, according to their
See MoreCOVID-19: Mozambique announces tax relief measures due to coronavirus
The Council of Ministers Mozambique approved the Decree No. 23/2020, of 27 April which includes a number of fiscal and customs measures in response to coronavirus pandemic. The Decree contains the following measures that are valid until 31
See MoreMalta extends electronic filing extension of CIT returns amid COVID-19
On 29 April 2020, Malta’s Commissioner for Revenue has notified that the deadlines for the electronic filing of corporate income tax (CIT) returns for the have been extended as follows: Financial Year EndingManual Return DeadlineElectronic
See MoreColombia modifies deadlines for filing annual financial statements amid COVID-19
On 24 April 2020, Colombia has issued Circular Letter 100-000008 modifying the deadlines for filing financial statements for the year 2019 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The Circular Letter modifies the previous Circular Letter 100-000007 of 8 April
See MoreNigeria: FIRS announces new measures for coronavirus impact
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) made some announcement of tax measures during COVID-19 outbreak: On 30 April 2020, the FIRS published a Public Notice, which provides that no interest and penalties will be charged to taxpayers having
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 MoreCOVID-19: Malaysia publishes third amendment providing further extension of deadline
On 28 April 2020, Malaysian Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has published third amendment to the return form filing programme for the year 2020 with further extending the deadlines for the filing of tax returns and making tax payments for companies,
See MoreCOVID-19: Myanmar announces tax relief plan
On 27 April 2020, the Myanmar Government published its COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The relief package includes the following tax relief measures. Defer Corporate Income Tax (Q2 payments expiring on 31
See MoreChina extends monthly tax returns filing deadline amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 27 April 2020, the State Taxation Administration (STA) has announced the extension of deadline for filing monthly tax returns and tax payment for May 2020 from 15 May 2020 to 22 May 2020, due to the COVID-19
See MoreCOVID-19: Norway extends the filing deadline for corporate tax return
On 16 April 2020, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance announced that the deadline for submitting the tax return is postponed from 31 May 2020 to 31 August 2020. The ministry also announced that there will be no further extensions. However,
See MoreCOVID-19: Serbia postpones the deadlines for filing corporate income tax returns
On 16 April 2020, the government of Serbia has adopted a decree that postponed the deadlines for filing corporate income tax returns and for submitting annual financial statements or for other actions required of certain regulated companies. The
See MoreDenmark: President announces to postpone a Bill for amending CFC rules
On 15 April 2020, the Prime Minister informed the president of the parliament that some of proposed legislation need to be postponed during COVID-19 pandemic. One of the proposed legislation is Bill L48, which provides the transpose in existing CFC
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