Hong Kong: IRD issues profits tax, property tax and employer’s returns for 2021-22

01 April, 2022

The Inland Revenue Department today (April 1) issued about 220,000 profits tax returns, 120,000 property tax returns and 300,000 employer's returns for the year of assessment 2021-22. About 2.48 million tax returns for individuals will be issued on

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OECD: IT Format for Exchanging Information on Online Sellers

29 March, 2022

On 29 March 2022 the OECD published a specialized IT format for use by digital platforms when submitting tax information in respect of the vendors that use their platform. The purpose of the format is to increase the ability of digital platforms to

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UK: Spring Statement to be announced on 23 March

20 March, 2022

The Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver the Spring Statement on 23 March 2022. The Spring Statement is normally a relatively low-key summary of the state of the UK economy; but owing to various adverse economic circumstances the 2022 Spring

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Jamaica: TAJ reminds tax filing deadline for the tax year 2021

14 February, 2022

On 8 February 2022, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced that the income tax filing deadline is 15 March 2022. TAJ reminds both individual and corporate taxpayers to file the income tax return for the year 2021 and to declare their

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World Bank Economic Memorandum on Albania

14 February, 2022

On 11 February 2022 the World Bank published a document entitled: Albania Country Economic Memorandum: Strengthening the Sustainability of Albania’s Growth Model. The document looks at Albania’s economic challenges, examines progress with

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Norway publishes regulations on the deferral of tax payments

10 February, 2022

On 25 January 2022, Norway has published regulations amending regulations on deferral of tax payments and other deadlines in response to COVID-19. The original regulations provided for a deferral of employer contributions, advance taxes and VAT

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Colombia issues decree on the tax return and TP documentation deadline in 2022

22 January, 2022

On 20 December 2021, the Colombian Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has issued Decree 1778 specifying the deadlines for filing and payment of the tax return (declaration) in 2022 and the deadline for transfer pricing (TP) documentation,

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OECD: Supporting the Digitalisation of Developing Country Tax Administrations

23 December, 2021

On 16 December 2021 the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) published a report entitled: Supporting the Digitalisation of Developing Country Tax Administrations. Digital technology is creating opportunities for more efficient ways for tax

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UK: Improving the Tax Administration Framework

15 December, 2021

On 30 November 2021 the UK government published a summary of responses to the call for evidence entitled The Tax Administration Framework: Building a 21st Century Tax System. The call for evidence had been issued in March 2021. The government

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OECD: Taxpayer Education and Tax Culture

25 November, 2021

On 24 November 2021 the OECD issued the second edition of Building a Tax Culture, Compliance and Citizenship: A Global Source Book on Taxpayer Education. The report on taxpayer education is one element of the OECD work relating to tax morale.

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Portugal: Tax Agency extends certain payment deadlines

19 November, 2021

On 10 November 2021, the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority issued Order No. 351/2021-XXII, announcing payment deadline changes for 2021 and 2022, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The order includes: The filing of form-10 for personal income

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UK: Small Business Attitudes to Tax Compliance and Administration

12 November, 2021

On 11 November 2021 HMRC published on its website a research report entitled Qualitative research with small businesses to explore their perceptions of tax administration burden. The paper is based on research conducted by telephone conversations

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Pakistan: FBR extends the deadline for digital payments by corporate sector

10 November, 2021

On 1 November 2021, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline for digital payments by the corporate sector up to 30 November 2021. In this regard, the FBR has issued an income tax circular 9 of 2021, on the extension in deadline

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UN: Tax Committee Discusses Digital Tax Administration

23 October, 2021

The UN Tax Committee has to make a decision on moving forward with work on digitalizing tax authorities and on whether to form a subcommittee to provide guidance to developing countries in digitalisation and improvements to tax

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Cyprus: MoF further extends the deadline for e-filing return

30 September, 2021

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.

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UK: Making Tax Digital for Self Employed and Landlords

27 September, 2021

On 23 September 2021 HMRC issued a policy paper on the extension of Making Tax Digital (MTD) to the self-employed and landlords with income more than GBP 10,000 in a tax year, with effect from April 2024. The MTD programme requires businesses to

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UK: OTS report reviews change of tax year end

21 September, 2021

On 15 September 2021 the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) issued a report outlining its views on the advantages and potential costs of moving the tax year end for individuals in the UK. The review looks in detail at the possibility of moving

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UK: Tax Gap Statistics Published

21 September, 2021

On 16 September 2021 the UK government released the latest edition of Measuring Tax Gaps, estimating the tax gap for 2019/20 to be 5.3% of total theoretical tax liabilities, or GBP 35 billion. The tax gap is the difference between the tax that

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