Sri Lanka declares penalty relief measure
On 1 July 2022, Sri Lankan Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has published a notice on penalty relief for the payment of taxes due up to financial year 31 December 2021. The summary of notice is following: The penalty relief measure is
See MoreArgentina issues resolution increasing thresholds for advance payments
On 28 June 2022, Argentine Official Gazette published General Resolution 5211/2022 amending the provisions on income tax advance payment. The resolution increases the thresholds for making advance payments from ARS 500 to ARS 2500. Companies are
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IMF Report Assesses Ireland’s Economy
On 5 May 2022 the IMF released a report following consultations with Ireland under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Ireland’s economic growth reached 13.5% in 2021 but there are downside risks from the increase in energy
See MoreArgentina: AFIP extends CIT return submission deadlines
On 28 April 2022, the Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) published General Resolution 5189/2022 of 28 April 2022, which extends the submission deadline of corporate tax return to between 23 and 26 May 2022, with the exact date depending
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OECD: Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean
On 27 April 2022 the OECD released the publication Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022. This annual overview of the region contains internationally comparable data on tax levels and structures for 27 countries in the Latin
See MoreArgentina: AFIP extends tax payment facilities for SMEs
On 30 March 2022, the Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) published General Resolution 5178/2022, which extends payment facilities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that is taxpayers preferential installment terms and interest rates
See MoreBolivia: Deadline extension for compliance with tax obligations for private companies
Recently, the Tax administration issued a guidance (RND 1022-04), which extends the deadline for the presentation of Sworn Declarations and payment of tax obligations until 18 March 2022 for the fiscal period February 2022, of the Public Entities
See MoreChina extends tax payment deferral for SME sector
On 28 February 2022, the Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation of China have jointly issued Announcement No. 2 of 2022 extending the tax payment deferral policy for SMEs especially in the manufacturing
See MoreUAE: Corporate Income Tax to be Introduced from 2023
On 31 January 2022 the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it is introducing a 9% corporate tax with effect from June 2023. This tax will raise more government revenue as the UAE continues the process of economic diversification,
See MoreGreece: Finance Ministry highlights tax measures on 2022 Budget
On 17 December 2021, the Finance Ministry announced an overview of tax measures on the 2022 Budget. Some of the approved tax measures are given below: The corporate income tax rate is reduced from 24% to 22% for legal entities and legal entities
See MoreNetherlands declares tax payment extension and repayments
The Dutch Tax and Customs Administration grants temporary special payment extensions to entrepreneurs, to help them cope with the corona crisis. Taxpayers can apply for a special tax payment extension for most taxes. The extension will be valid
See MoreEl Salvador: Legislative Assembly approves tax amnesty until 10 December
On 5 October 2021, at the request of the Ministry of Finance, the Legislative Assembly approved Legislative Decree 173 known as Tax Amnesty. The decree aims to give taxpayers 60 days to settle their situation before the Treasury, with exemption
See MoreTurkey: Parliament members submit a new Tax Bill to the Parliament
On 1 October 2021, Turkish Parliament members have submitted a new Tax Bill to the Parliament which includes tax filing periods, tax exemptions, and incentives. The key corporate tax measures of the Bill are: In the reduced corporate tax
See MoreSri Lanka declares final tax payment deadline for AY 2020-21
On 29 September 2021, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka published a notice regarding the final income tax payment deadline for the assessment year (AY) 2020-21, which is due on 30 September 2021. The payments can be made through
See MoreOECD: Measures to Facilitate Withholding Tax Relief Claims
On 6 September 2021 the OECD issued a document entitled: Tax administration responses to COVID-19: Administrative measures to facilitate withholding tax relief claims. Cross-border withholding tax relief procedures are frequently reliant on
See MoreThailand reduces WHT for payments made via electronic system
The Thai Revenue Department has issued instruction no. Taw.Paw. 336/2564 to extend withholding tax (WHT) reductions on certain types of income for payments made via the electronic withholding tax system. The reduction time was due to run from 1
See MoreTurkey extends the first installment deadline on the tax amnesty and tax base
On 27 August 2021, Turkey has published Presidential Decision No. 4420 published in the Official Gazette numbered 31581, which extends the application deadline and the first installment deadline under Law No. 7326 regarding the restructuring of the
See MoreVietnam: MoF proposes tax incentives for 2021
On 5 August 2021, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published a draft resolution according to Notice No. 209/TB-VPCP, for further tax reductions for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The draft resolution was submitted to the Vietnamese National
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