El 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 MoreItaly enacts Decree in response to COVID-19 outbreak
On 17 March 2020, the Decree No.18 was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force immediately. The Decree introduces several measures in response to COVID-19 outbreak. The key measures are following: Payments of taxes and
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 MorePortugal: Emergency tax measures amid COVID-19 outbreak
On 9 March 2020, the Government of Portugal issued Order no. 104/2020-XXII to introduce several tax measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The key tax measures are following: Extended the deadline for first installment of special payment
See MoreAlgeria: Tax Agency extends the e-filing deadline of corporate tax return
On 21 March 2020, the General Directorate of Taxes made an announcement that the deadline of corporate income tax return for February through online is extended to 28 March 2020 by using Form
See MoreDominican Republic: Tax Authority implements tax reliefs due to coronavirus outbreak
On 23 March 2020, the Tax Authority (DGII) implemented tax measures for providing tax relief during the COVID-19 outbreak. This includes: Due date for submitting and paying obligations regarding income tax and the simplified tax regime is to be
See MoreColombia extends tax filing deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak
On 13 March 2020, the Colombian Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has published Decree 401 by extending a number of tax filing and payment deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak. Among the main provisions of the Decree are: The deadlines for the
See MoreSlovak Republic: Tax relief in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 18 March 2020, the Government of Slovak Republic approved a draft regulation for the cancelation of the penalty for underpayments of income tax and extends the deadline for the filing of income tax returns. There are also provisions to delay the
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