Colombia extends further tax filing deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak
On 19 March 2020, the Colombian Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has published Decree 435 regarding new deadlines for the presentation of tax obligations for other taxpayers not contained in Decree 401 of 13 March 2020. Among the main
See MoreAlgeria: Directorate General of Taxes extends tax return and payment due dates during COVID-19
On 26 March 2020, the Directorate General of Taxes announced an extension of the deadline for the submission of tax return and tax payment due to the coronavirus pandemic. Under the provision, the due date of corporate and individual income tax
See MoreSouth Africa: President announces tax relief measures amid COVID-19
On 23 March 2020, the President, Ramaphosa, made the announcement about some tax relief measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the key measures are given below: Using the tax system, the government will provide a tax subsidy
See MoreEl Salvador publishes tax relief measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
The government of El Salvador approved a number of special and temporary tax and other tax and other laws between 14 March and 21 March 2020 as part of the measures in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The measures include an
See MoreEcuador: President announces tax relief measures during COVID-19 pandemic
On 27 March 2020, the President announced a series of measures due to coronavirus outbreak. The key measures are given below: Payment of corporate income tax for fiscal year 2019 for the months of April, May, and June 2020 can be deferred and
See MoreCOVID-19: Malaysia extends income tax filing deadline
The Malaysian Inland Revenue Board issued a series of releases 20-25 March 2020 that provides tax relief measures including postponed tax filing deadlines. Under this, taxpayers have been granted an extension of time two-month grace period to
See MoreCOVID-19: Latvia announces tax relief measures to support businesses
On 20 March 2020, the Latvian Parliament passed a special law on support measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The law took effect retrospectively on March 12, 2020, when a state of emergency was declared in Latvia. Companies on a state-
See MoreNigeria: FIRS announces tax relief measures during COVID-19 pandemic
On 23 March 2020, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) announced tax relief measures due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The key measures are: the extension of the deadline for the filing of personal income tax returns by 3 months from
See MoreCOVID-19: Poland extends income tax filing deadline until 31 May 2020
On 25 March 2020, the Ministry of Finance announced that the deadlines for submitting CIT-8 returns by corporate taxpayers and paying the corporate tax due for 2019 for all taxpayers are extended until 31 May 2020. For taxpayers that have only
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 MoreBosnia and Herzegovina: Government declares emergency tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 27 March 2020, the government of the Republic of Srpska officially announced some essential tax measures during coronavirus pandemic period. The measure contains deferral of the corporate income tax returns or payments until 30 June 2020. Also,
See MoreCOVID-19: India announces tax relief measures due to coronavirus
On 24 March 2020, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced some tax measures that include tax relief in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The extension of income tax return deadline for the 2018-2019 tax year to 30 June
See MoreUS: IRS extends federal income tax filing deadline from 15 April to 15 July 2020
On 21 March 2020, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. Taxpayers can also defer federal income tax payments
See MoreCOVID-19: Serbia provides new interest rate for underpayments or overpayments of tax
On 20 March 2020, Serbia published a decree No.38/2020 that includes tax relief measures to mitigate the economic consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The decree provides for a reduction in the default interest rate for underpaid or
See MoreCOVID-19: Spain announces several tax measures
Spain has introduced following tax relief measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The filing of tax returns, or pleas, derived from tax proceedings, is extended to 1 June 2020 (provided that the filing by electronic means is not
See MoreCroatia: Some new provisions of the Regulations enters into force
On 24 March 2020, some new provisions of the Regulations to the General Tax Law, entered into force. This includes: Deferral of payment of tax liabilities due without charging penalty interest for a period of three months from the due date, with
See MoreBosnia and Herzegovina: Tax Administration announces about filing deadline extension for COVID-19
On 24 March 2020, the Tax Administration announced that the deadlines of individual income tax return filing and the corporate income tax return filing are extending from the end of March to 30 April 2020. The Tax Administration provided the
See MoreArgentina: Government provides tax relief for companies during COVID-19
On 20 March 2020, the Government Officially published Decree 300/2020 to implement some tax relief measures for companies due to coronavirus outbreak. Under the Decree, a 59% reduction of the bank credit tax and a 17% reduction of the bank debt tax
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