Czech Republic: Finance ministry extends tax return filing deadline
On 9 March 2021, the Government published Financial Bulletin No. 16/2021, including a decision from Finance Ministry that the submission deadline of income tax return 2020 in paper format is extended from 1 April 2021 until 3 May 2021. On the other
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 Tax Talk Reviews Recent Developments
The OECD Tax Talk on 4 March 2021 provided updates on important areas of OECD tax work. Taxation of the Digital Economy Countries have recognised the need to further simplify the proposals in Pillar One of the taxation of the digital economy
See MoreUK: Call for Evidence on Employee Management Incentives
Employee management incentives (EMIs) were introduced in the UK to provide small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with an additional way to remunerate their employees. This can be of benefit to small, innovative companies that need to recruit the
See MoreSouth Africa: Finance Ministry presents Budget 2021 in Parliament
On 24 February 2021, the Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, made 2021 budget speech in the Parliament. Most of that relief will reduce the tax burden on the lower and middle-income households. Some of the tax proposals in this budget are given
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament adopts Law on tax return deadline extension for 2019 and 2020
On 9 February 2021, the Luxembourg Parliament has adopted a draft law which was announced in December 2021 regarding the tax return filing deadline extension for 2019 and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadlines are set for individual
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII publishes thresholds for TP reporting and some tax issues
On 4 February 2021, the Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) published Resolution No. DDG- AR1-2021-00002, which provides various tax issues, including new transfer pricing thresholds and updates to its tax haven list. Transfer pricing
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 MoreAlgeria: President signs Finance Act 2021
On 31 December 2020, the President signed the Finance Act for the year 2021, which includes the following measures: The Act imposes a 15% capital gains tax on the real estate and securities transactions and describes calculations and liability
See MorePeru sets deadlines for individual and CIT returns for 2020
On 30 December 2020, the Peruvian tax authorities (SUNAT) has issued Resolution No. 000229 -2020/SUNAT in the official gazette regarding the deadlines for individual and corporate tax (CIT) returns for 2020. The Resolution includes an
See MorePortugal publishes new CIT return form
Portugal has approved Order no. 314/2021 to update the corporate income tax (CIT) return forms (Modelo 22) considering legislative changes made in 2020 and the need to introduced improvements in the
See MoreNigeria: President signs the Finance Bill 2020 into Law
On 31 December 2020, the President, Muhammad Buhari, signed the Finance Bill 2020 and made it into law, which introduces significant changes to a number of tax and regulatory laws in Nigeria including the introduction of COVID-19 incentives
See MoreArgentina: AFIP further extends the deadline for beneficial ownership declaration
On 31 December 2020, the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) Officially published General Resolution 4897/2020 of 29 December 2020, which extends the initial reporting deadline of beneficial ownership declaration for 2019 and, with
See MoreGreece: MoF extends the deadline for beneficial ownership declaration
On 30 December 2020, a decision of the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. George Zavvos, was signed, which extends the deadline for the registration of beneficial ownership (UBO) information in the UBO registry from 31 December 2020 until 1 February
See MoreGermany: Ministry of Finance extends tax payment relief measures for COVID-19
Germany’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) released decrees on 21 and 22 December 2020 that extend various tax measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), including administrative measures relating to corporate income tax payments and extension
See MoreFrance: Government publishes Finance Law for 2021
On 30 December 2020, the Government Officially published Finance Law for the year 2021. On 17 December 2020, the French Parliament approved the Finance Bill for 2021. The Act includes: Corporate Income Tax In the context of the Covid-19
See MoreGermany: Ministry of Finance announces extensive expansion of the Corona aid
The German Ministry of Finance has declared the extensive expansion of the Corona aid. In order to support companies, self-employed and freelancers who are affected by closings and massive drops in sales in the corona pandemic, the Federal Ministry
See MoreUK: Statistics on Venture Capital Trusts
On 17 December 2020 the UK released statistics on Venture Capital Trust (VCT) tax relief for the year 2019/2020. The statistics on VCT tax relief are released annually and are important for monitoring and assessment of the effectiveness of the tax
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