Nigeria issues new procedural rules for tax appellate tribunal
Recently, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning issued new Tax Appeal Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 2021. The Rules replace the 2010 Rules and are intended to guide the practice and procedure of Tax Appeal Tribunal (“TAT“)
See MoreIndia: CBDT exempts certain non-residents from furnishing ITR
On 11 October 2021, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) published Notification No. 119/2021, providing an exemption to certain nonresidents from filing income tax returns in India as from assessment year (AY) 2021-22, subject to the
See MoreSingapore: IRAS simplifies CIT filing 2021
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) partnered with the tax community and government agencies to simplify Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Filing 2021 for companies. With the new initiatives, companies and tax agents can further reduce the
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 MoreCyprus: MoF further extends the deadline for e-filing return
On 24 September 2021, Cyprus’s Ministry of Finance has issued a decree providing further extension of electronic submission of tax returns for business (TD4) and personal (TD1A) for the fiscal year 2019. The new deadline is 30 November 2021.
See MorePuerto Rico extends the due date for filing annual corporate reports for 2020
On 20 September 2021, the Puerto Rico Department of State has issued Administrative Order 2021-05, extending the due date to 22 November 2021 for filing annual corporate reports for 2020 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Previously, taxpayers
See MoreOECD: Behavioural Insights for Better Tax Administration
On 1 September 2021 the OECD’s Forum for Tax Administration issued a paper entitled: Behavioural Insights for Better Tax Administration: A Brief Guide. Behavioural insights Cognitive science has found that people process information either
See MoreIndia further extends due dates of ITR for FY 2021-22
On 9 September 2021, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a press release announcing the deadline extensions for filing income tax returns and various audit reports for the 2021-22 tax year due to some difficulties reported by
See MoreQatar: GTA extends deadline for filing tax returns
On 30 August 2021, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar has announced the extension of deadline for submitting tax returns for fiscal year 2020 for companies and establishments owned by Qatari citizens and GCC citizens, which are exempt from
See MoreMalaysia: IRBM announces additional one-month extension to file tax returns
On 19 August 2021, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia has announced an additional one-month extension of time to file income tax returns for 2021. Companies/taxpayersCalendar year / accounting period endingGrace PeriodFor individuals,
See MoreThailand extends CIT return filing deadline
The Thai Ministry of Finance (MOF) has extended the deadlines for electronic filing of corporate income tax (CIT) return in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The corporate income tax return (PND 50, 52 and 55), financial statements and the
See MoreUK: Survey Indicates Support for Change of Tax Year End
A recent survey conducted by BDO in the UK revealed that more than 90% of the businesses surveyed were in favour of a change to the tax year end to 31 December. The survey included 500 UK companies whose annual revenue is between GBP 10 million and
See MoreQatar introduces e-filing of withholding tax declarations
On 4 August 2021, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar published Circular No. 5 of 2021 reminding all taxpayers that they are required to submit their monthly withholding tax returns through online on the Dhareeba portal. Furthermore, the GTA
See MoreUK: Consultation on Reporting Rules for Digital Platforms
On 30 July 2021 the UK government launched a consultation on how to implement of the OECD Model Reporting Rules for Digital Platforms, under which digital platforms will be required to report information on the income of sellers on their platform.
See MoreCyprus extends the final payment due date for companies
On 30 July 2021, Cyprus' Ministry of Finance issued various decrees providing an extension for the payment the final tax due (as per the relevant income tax return) for tax year 2020 for companies with turnover that exceeds EUR 70,000 and with an
See MoreEcuador: SRI extends administrative deadlines due to COVID-19 pandemic
In this COVID-19 outbreak, on 29 July 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) published Resolution NAC-DGERCGC21-00000036. The SRI extends the suspension of the periods and terms of all tax administrative processes and the limitation periods of
See MoreUK: Attitudes of online sellers in China to UK tax compliance
On 20 July 2021 HMRC published research that was commissioned to gain a better understanding of the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Chinese online sellers in relation to their tax obligations from the sale of goods to the UK. The research
See MoreUK: Notification of uncertain tax treatment
On 20 July 2021 the UK government published a policy paper, together with draft legislation, on the notification of uncertain tax treatment by large businesses. This would require large businesses to notify HMRC when the tax treatment of an item is
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