Hong Kong: IRD announces an arrangement for the issuance of tax returns for 2019-20
On 30 March 2020, the Inland Revenue Department announced an arrangement for the issuance of tax returns for the year of assessment 2019-20. Accordingly, IRD will issue property tax returns and employer's returns for the year of assessment 2019-20
See MoreGuatemala: Tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 24 March 2020, the Guatemala tax authority (SAT) has published Superintendence Resolution Number SAT-DSI-280-2020 extending tax return deadline due to COVID-19 pandemic. SAT has extended the income tax return the 31 March 2020 tax filing
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 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 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 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: 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 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 MoreSaudi Arabia: Tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 20 March 2020, the Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia issued a statement on its website regarding postponement of Zakat returns filing, paying taxes among other procedures for the fiscal year 2019 in response to COVID-19. Main measures of the
See MoreLuxembourg: Tax measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 17 March 2020, Luxembourg Government published a press release regarding tax measures to support businesses and the self-employed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. These key measures include: Direct taxes As long as they are
See MorePuerto Rico extends tax filing deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak
On 15 March 2020, Governor of Puerto Rico has issued Executive Order No OE-2020-023 ordering a lockdown in Puerto Rico. Pursuant to, Puerto Rico Treasury Department (PRTD) extended tax filing deadlines. PRTD has extended the due date for income
See MoreCOVID-19: Lithuania extends tax-related compliance until 30 March 2020
The Lithuanian government and tax authorities announced certain tax-related relief measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Regarding corporate income tax, the deadline for filing advance corporate income tax returns and
See MoreBulgaria: Government proposes tax and economic measures during COVID-19 pandemic
On 13 March 2020, Bulgaria declared a state of emergency as a result of the spread of COVID-19 and on 15 March 2020, the government proposed the following tax and economic measures: Deadline for submission of the annual corporate income tax
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