Portugal publishes Supplementary 2020 Budget
On 24 July 2020, Portugal published Law No. 27-A/2020 in the Official Gazette and entered into force on 25 July 2020. The law provides for the Supplementary 2020 Budget and an economic and social stabilization program in response to the
See MoreCanada: CRA extends payment deadline of income tax return
On 27 July 2020, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that payment deadline for the year 2020 of the income tax returns, including installments for legal entities, trust, and individual is to be extended from 1 September 2020 to 30 September
See MorePuerto Rico extends certain filing and payment due dates due to ‘Isaias’
On 3 August 2020, the Puerto Rico Treasury Department has published Administrative Determination No. 20-20 of 31 July 2020 postponing all filing and payment deadlines until 7 August 2020 that were due 31 July 2020 due dates due
See MoreCOVID-19: Japan introduces special grace period for tax payments
On 29 July 2020, the National Tax Agency published the updated tax relief measures for taxpayers who face difficulty paying their national tax due to the influence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Under this, a special grace period of
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 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 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 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 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
See MoreItaly introduces tax payment deferral provision
On 27 June 2020, Italy has published the Decree in the Official Gazette regarding deferral payment for certain taxpayers not qualifying for deferrals under Law Decree No. 34 of 19 May 2020, the so-called "Relaunch Decree" in response to the
See MoreArgentina: AFIP amends new tax payment facility in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 26 June 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) published General Resolution 4742/2020 of 25 June 2020, which amends General Resolution 4718/2020 of 15 May 2020. This new Resolution extends the deadline to apply for the payment
See MoreGreece: Finance Ministry announces COVID-19 relief measures for July to September 2020
On 3 July 2020, the Finance Ministry and the Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs announced the progress of additional measures to support employees and companies for the period July to September 2020. The relief measures include: Granting of
See MoreSaudi Arabia: GAZT invites taxpayers to submit withholding tax returns for March and June
On 5 July 2020, the General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) of Saudi Arabia has issued its decision for the taxpayers subject to withholding tax to submit their tax returns for the month of June, as well as for the month of March for the
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII announces further extension of the tax filing deadlines obligations
On 21 June 2020, the Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) announced to extend the submission deadlines of tax return of both legal entities and individual until 29 July 2020 for the fiscal year closed 31 December 2019. Similarly, the DGII
See MoreRomania introduces interest and penalties relief amid Covid-19 pandemic
On 16 June 2020, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has declared that the government has extended interest and penalties relief to 25 October 2020 on tax obligations that have become due after 21 March 2020 and on late payments of tax under the tax
See MoreGreece: Finance Ministry announces to extend the deadline of income tax return for 2019
On 18 June 2020, the Ministry of Finance announced that the deadline of income tax return 2019 is to be extended until 29 July 2020 for both individuals and legal entities. The extension was deemed necessary in order to make it easier for all
See MoreKenya: National Budget for FY 2020/21
On 11 June 2020, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning, Mr. Ukur Yatani Kanacho delivered the 2020/21 Budget to the National Assembly. The summary of proposed tax measures are following: Income Tax Measures Raised
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