Cyprus: Minister of Finance extends deadline for submission of tax returns
On 22 May 2020, the government of Cyprus issued a Decree on the Certification and Collection of Taxes of 2020 (KDP 220/2020) that extended the deadline for the submission of the income tax returns for the year 2018 for corporations (TF4) and for
See MoreCanada: CRA extends the corporate individual tax return deadline
On 25 May 2020, the Canadian Revenue Authority (CRA) announced new extended deadlines for corporations and trusts in response to COVID-19 pandemic. According to the announcement, the CRA will allow an extension up to 1 September 2020 for
See MoreEl Salvador provides additional time for filing and payment of 2019 AITR
On 14 May 2020, the legislative assembly passed Legislative Decree No. 643 which provides additional relief to taxpayers in light of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. The relief includes additional time to 30 June 2020 for taxpayers
See MoreIndonesia: DGT issues guidance on annual income tax returns FY 2019
On 27 April 2020, the Directorate General of Taxation (DGT) issued the Regulation PER-06/PJ/2020 that outlines specific procedures for taxpayers to follow when submitting their 2019 Annual Income Tax Return (AITR) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
See MoreGhana: 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 MoreEstonia extends individual tax return filing deadline amid COVID-19
On 4 May 2020, the Estonian tax authority has announced that due to the special situation, all offices of the Tax and Customs Board across Estonia will be closed at least on 18 May. The deadline for submitting individual paper tax returns has been
See MoreMexico extends individual tax return filing deadline amid COVID-19
On 22 April 2020, the Mexican Tax Administration (SAT) has issued a press release extending tax return filing deadline for individual amid COVID-19 pandemic. SAT has extended the period of submitting tax returns from 30 April 2020 to 30 June
See MoreKorea extends individuals tax return filing and payment deadline amid COVID-19
On 9 April 2020, the South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance has published an announcement regarding tax support in response to COVID-19 pandemic. In the announcement, South Korea’s government has extended tax return filing and payment
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII grants new facilities to taxpayers due to COVID-19 impact
On 12 April 2020, the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) approved new tax relief measures in response to coronavirus outbreak. This includes: the submission due date of Form IR-17 or other withholding and complementary remuneration,
See MoreHong Kong: Tax payment deadline automatically extended by three months
On 8 April 2020, the Chief Executive announced that to ease the financial burden and cash flow of businesses and individuals arising from COVID-19, tax payment deadlines for salaries tax, personal assessment and profits tax demand notes for the
See MoreBrazil: Latest status of tax relief measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 3 April 2020, the Government published Resolution No. 154 of 3 April 2020 in the Official Gazette, which extends the payments deadlines for taxes and social security contributions for taxpayers under the Simples Nacional regime due to
See MoreSingapore extends tax filing deadlines amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has published COVID-19 Support Measures and Tax Guidance, as part of support measures to help taxpayers in light of the COVID-19 situation, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) is providing
See MoreCOVID-19: Hong Kong extends tax deadlines
On 4 April 2020, Inland Revenue Department announced that in view of the latest situation of COVID-19, deadlines for tax payments and lodgement of objections and holdover applications as well as submission of tax returns and information that fall
See MoreEgypt extends tax return filing deadline for individuals amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 23 March 2020, the Egyptian Tax Authority has issued a press release extending tax return filing deadline for individual amid COVID-19 pandemic. Tax Authority extends the period of submitting tax returns from 31 March 2020 to April 16 for
See MoreCOVID-19: Norway announces new tax relief measures
On 28 March 2020, the Norwegian government has released new tax relief measures in response to coronavirus pandemic. Accordingly, the value-added tax (VAT) is further reduced from 8 per cent to 7 per cent from 1 April 2020 to 31 October 2020 for
See MoreKazakhstan: Tax relief measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 2 April 2020, the Government implemented some measures for coronavirus outbreak. These are: Corporate income tax Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the submission of corporate income tax return is extended to 30 April 2020. Small and medium
See MoreAlgeria: DGT issued a communiqué regarding further tax measures for COVID-19
On 2 April 2020, the Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) issued a communiqué related to the further extension of deadline of income tax return and income tax payments. According to this communiqué, the following measures are provided: Corporate
See MoreCOVID-19: Cyprus extends the deadline for submitting income tax returns
On 30 March 2020, the Cyprus tax department published an announcement to extend the corporate and personal income tax return deadlines in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A two-month extension to the filing deadline for income tax
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