Ghana: Parliament approves tax measures in response to COVID-19 outbreak
On 1 May 2020, the Parliament of Ghana passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020 to introduce several emergency tax measures in response to Covid-19 pandemic. The approved income tax measures are as follows: An individual who makes withdrawals
See MoreColombia extends annual financial statements filing deadline amid COVID-19
On 8 May 2020, Colombia has issued Circular Letter 100-000009 extending the deadlines for filing financial statements for the year 2019 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline for companies (including branches of foreign companies) for filing
See MoreUruguay further extends tax returns submission deadlines amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Directorate General of Taxation (DGI) of Uruguay has published Resolution 707/2020 of 20 April 2020. The resolution extends deadline for annual tax payment and returns due to COVID-19 pandemic. This includes that taxpayers, except those
See MoreBelgium revises tax return filing deadlines
On 5 May 2020, the Belgian Ministry of Finance has announced that "Tax-on-web" on the MyMinFin portal is now available for income tax returns. The announcement also lists out the tax return filing deadlines for individual and companies in 2020, as
See MoreAustralia extends lodgment due date amid COVID-19 pandemic
In response to COVID-19, the Australian taxation office (ATO) extended the lodgment day for 2018–19 company tax returns for many companies: Returns that were due on 15 May 2020 under the tax agent lodgment program have been automatically
See MoreNigeria: FIRS issues several Circulars on provisions of tax laws amended by Finance Act 2019
On 9 May 2020, the Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS) issued the following Information Circulars numbered through 2020/02 – 08. The Circulars provides guidance to stakeholders regarding the interpretation of the amendments to extant tax laws
See MorePeru: SUNAT further modifies tax filing deadline amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 29 April 2020, the Peruvian tax authorities (SUNAT) issued Resolution No. 075-2020/SUNAT in the Official Gazette modifying previous Resolution No. 055-2020/SUNAT and 065-2020/SUNAT in response to COVID-19 pandemic. The Resolution further
See MoreMalta extends electronic filing extension of CIT returns amid COVID-19
On 29 April 2020, Malta’s Commissioner for Revenue has notified that the deadlines for the electronic filing of corporate income tax (CIT) returns for the have been extended as follows: Financial Year EndingManual Return DeadlineElectronic
See MoreColombia modifies deadlines for filing annual financial statements amid COVID-19
On 24 April 2020, Colombia has issued Circular Letter 100-000008 modifying the deadlines for filing financial statements for the year 2019 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The Circular Letter modifies the previous Circular Letter 100-000007 of 8 April
See MoreNigeria: FIRS announces new measures for coronavirus impact
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) made some announcement of tax measures during COVID-19 outbreak: On 30 April 2020, the FIRS published a Public Notice, which provides that no interest and penalties will be charged to taxpayers having
See MoreEgypt: Tax measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Recently, the Egyptian Government has announced several tax measures to mitigate the financial effect in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main tax measures are as following: Capital Gains: the extension of the suspension from the taxation
See MoreCOVID-19: Malaysia publishes third amendment providing further extension of deadline
On 28 April 2020, Malaysian Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has published third amendment to the return form filing programme for the year 2020 with further extending the deadlines for the filing of tax returns and making tax payments for companies,
See MoreChina extends monthly tax returns filing deadline amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 27 April 2020, the State Taxation Administration (STA) has announced the extension of deadline for filing monthly tax returns and tax payment for May 2020 from 15 May 2020 to 22 May 2020, due to the COVID-19
See MoreCOVID-19: Norway extends the filing deadline for corporate tax return
On 16 April 2020, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance announced that the deadline for submitting the tax return is postponed from 31 May 2020 to 31 August 2020. The ministry also announced that there will be no further extensions. However,
See MoreCOVID-19: Serbia postpones the deadlines for filing corporate income tax returns
On 16 April 2020, the government of Serbia has adopted a decree that postponed the deadlines for filing corporate income tax returns and for submitting annual financial statements or for other actions required of certain regulated companies. The
See MoreSri Lanka extends return filing deadlines amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 21 April 2020, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka announced extended deadlines for certain tax returns to 31 May 2020 in response to COVID-19 pandemic. The IRD announced revise due date for the following tax returns: Annual
See MoreTurkey extends CIT return filings and payments deadline for 2019
On 17 April 2020, the Turkish Revenue Administration has published Circular No 127 on its website regarding the extension of Corporate Income Tax (CIT) return filings and payments deadline for the fiscal year 2019. The CIT returns for the fiscal
See MoreTaiwan: MOF extends tax return deadline due to COVID-19
On 13 April 2020, Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has extended tax filing and payment deadlines for corporate income tax and individual income tax amid COVID-19 pandemic. The main measures are as following: Corporate income tax original due
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