UAE amends provisions of tax penalties
On 28 April 2021, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cabinet of Ministers issued Resolution No. 49/2021, which amends Cabinet Resolution No. 40/2017 in relation to administrative penalties for the violation of tax laws in the UAE. Cabinet Resolution
See MoreCzech Republic: Finance Ministry issues a guide to amend the Tax Code
On 22 April 2021, the Ministry of Finance issued a guide in Financial Bulletin 19/2021, which provides amendments to Tax Code. According to the Guide, the late payment interest rate is decreased from 14% to 8%. The amount of default interest is
See MoreRomania: New tax measures in response to Covid-19 pandemic
On 25 March 2021, Romanian Ministry of Finance has announced its decision to provide further support measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Measures include: Deadline extension for submitting applications for budgetary
See MoreSlovak Republic introduces relief measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
On 24 February 2021, the Slovak Republic has published Regulation No. 88/2021 regarding the relief of late payment interest and penalties in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Regulation No. 88/2021 entered into force on 26 February 2021. The tax
See MoreFrance: Government announces new tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 2 March 2021, the Government announced new tax measures for companies impacted by Covid-19, which includes methods of how to calculate corporate tax, early repayment of refundable tax credits. Methods of calculating CIT payments According
See MoreUS: IRS publishes the interest rates on overpaid and underpaid tax for Q2 2021
On 2 March 2021, the Internal Revenue Service announced that interest rates for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2021. The rates are unchanged from the previous quarter. The rates are: 3% for overpayments (2% in the case of a
See MoreOECD: Tackling the Professional Enablers of Tax Crime
On 25 February 2021 the OECD published a document entitled “Ending the Shell Game: Cracking down on the Professionals who enable Tax and White Collar Crimes”. The report was prepared by the OECD Task Force on Tax Crimes and Other Crimes based
See MoreEl Salvador: Ministry of Finance publishes interest rates for late tax payment
On 29 January 2021, the El Salvador's Ministry of Finance has issued a notice regarding interest rates for late tax payments during the period 1 February to 31 July 2021. This includes an annual interest rate of 6.77%, which is increased to 10.77%
See MoreUganda: URA issues guidance on tax compliance
On 22 January 2021, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has issued guidance on tax compliance on its website. The guidance includes following measures: Registration Process A person liable to pay tax shall apply to the Commissioner for
See MoreSaudi Arabia: GAZT extends tax penalty relief measures up to 30 June 2021
On 21 January 2021, the General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) of Saudi Arabia has issued a press release, through which they cancel the fines and exemption from financial penalties for taxpayers until 30 June 2021 in response to the COVID-19
See MoreCosta Rica publishes interest rate for late tax payments and refunds of overpayments
On 18 December 2020, Costa Rica's Ministry of Finance has published the Resolution DGH-054-2020 and DGA-542-2020 providing reduced the interest rate for late tax payments and refunds of overpayments to 10.31% (from 10.54%). The rate is based on the
See MoreMorocco: Finance Law 2021
On 18 December 2020, Morocco's Ministry of Finance has published the Finance Law for 2021 in the Official Gazette. The measures of the Finance Law generally apply from 1 January 2021. Key measures are summarized as follows: Social
See MoreOECD publishes public comments on proposals on taxation of the digital economy
On 16 December 2020 the OECD published comments received on the Blueprints outlining the remaining issues involved in finalising the work on Pillar One and Pillar Two of the proposals on tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the
See MoreEgypt makes some changes to the Unified Tax Procedure Law
On 3 December 2020, Egypt has published Law No. 211 in the official gazette. The Law makes some important changes to the recently published Unified Tax Procedure Law (Law no. 206 of 2020). The new Law mainly changes transfer pricing non-compliance
See MoreUS: IRS announces interest rates for overpaid and underpaid tax for 1st quarter of 2021
On 3 December 2020, the Internal Revenue Service announced that interest rates for overpaid and underpaid tax for 1st quarter of 2021 which are unchanged from the previous quarter. The rates will be: three (3) percent for overpayments (two (2)
See MoreEcuador: SRI issues provisions on automatic application of tax benefits
On 12 November 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) Officially published Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC20-00000067 of 12 November 2020, amending the Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC18-00000433 that establishes the maximum amounts and requirements for the
See MoreOECD: Tax Crime Investigation Maturity Model
On 30 November 2020 the OECD published a publication outlining the Tax Crime Investigation Maturity Model. The maturity model has been developed to help jurisdictions to assess their capability in relation to the investigation of tax crimes and to
See MoreSri Lanka declares penalty relief for late return filing
On 3 November 2020, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka has published a notice declaring penalty relief for late return submission for the assessment year 2019/2020. Under the provisions of the
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