Egypt 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
See MoreCanada: Government extends deadline for filing income tax return and payments
On 18 March 2020, the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister announced some tax relief measures due to COVID-19 outbreak: The federal corporate tax return deadline is extended to 1 June 2020. The filing deadline extensions have also been
See MoreAustria: Government publishes a decree to update the information during COVID-9
On 24 March 2020, the Government published a Decree, which replaces the previous Decree published on 14 March 2020. Under the new Decree, the following changes are included: Corporate income tax According to the Decree, a reduction of CIT
See MoreBulgaria: Government implements tax measures due to coronavirus outbreak
On 24 March 2020, the Measures and Actions During State of Emergency Act was enacted in Bulgaria, which introduces temporary tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic. Corporate income tax According to the Act, the filing deadline of the annual
See MoreThailand: Summary of tax measures to counter COVID-19 outbreak
On 24 March 2020, the Cabinet of Thailand approved a new tax measures following the announcement of the stimulus package on 10 March 2020 in response to COVID-19 outbreak. The summary of a series of tax measures are following: Corporate
See MoreCOVID-19: US passes Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
On 19 March 2020, the US Senate Finance Committee submitted proposals for the third round of legislative measures in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
See MoreIsrael: Tax measures amid COVID-19 outbreak
On 22 March 2020, the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) has declared several tax measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tax Authority extended the corporate income tax return submission deadline for the fiscal year 2019 to 30 July 2020 and
See MoreHong Kong: IRD announces an arrangement for the issuance of tax returns for 2019-20
On 30 March 2020, the Inland Revenue Department announced an arrangement for the issuance of tax returns for the year of assessment 2019-20. Accordingly, IRD will issue property tax returns and employer's returns for the year of assessment 2019-20
See MoreColombia extends further tax filing deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak
On 19 March 2020, the Colombian Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has published Decree 435 regarding new deadlines for the presentation of tax obligations for other taxpayers not contained in Decree 401 of 13 March 2020. Among the main
See MoreEl 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 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 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
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