Portugal: 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 MoreCOVID-19: Germany releases a decree on tax relief measure
On 19 March 2020, the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) published a decree on the tax measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Taxpayers who can demonstrate that they are directly and significantly affected by the coronavirus
See MoreCOVID-19: Costa Rica eliminates partial payments of corporate income tax
On 20 March 2020, the National Assembly approved a bill to address the fiscal impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Costa Rica. Under the bill, taxpayers would not be required to make advance payments of income tax during the months of April, May,
See MoreBolivia: Government issues guide to provide tax relief during coronavirus pandemic
On 18 March 2020, the Government issued Supreme Decree No. 4198 for providing tax relief during the COVID-19 outbreak. The measures include the following: The due date for corporate tax payment for the year ending 31 December 2019 is to be
See MoreChile: President announces tax measures due to COVID-19
On 19 March 2020, the President, Sebastián Piñera, announced tax measures due to the economic impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic. The tax measures include: The monthly provisional payments of corporate income tax is to be suspended for the
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 MoreColombia: DIAN updates transfer pricing return and other forms
On 10 March 2020, Directorate of Taxes and National Customs (DIAN) of Colombia published Resolution No. 000019 updating the following form for filing a tax return: Informative transfer pricing return (Form No. 120);Income and withholding
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
See MoreBangladesh: NBR exempts import duty and taxes on emergency medical items
On 22 March 2020, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued an SRO and declared that the government has waived the import duty and taxes on 12 medical items in response to Covid-19 pandemic. It waived the full import duty, regulatory duty,
See MoreThailand announces tax incentive for Special Economic Zone
On 11 February 2020, the Thai Revenue Department made an announcement to launch a tax measure supporting investment in Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Corporate income tax rate for companies in the area will be reduced to 10% in order to
See MorePeru extends tax filing deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak
On 16 March 2020, the Peruvian Tax Administration (SUNAT) has issued Resolution 055-2020/SUNAT on its website regarding tax measures due to COVID-19 outbreak. Through the Resolution, SUNAT has extended the annual income tax filing and payment
See MoreNetherlands: Tax measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 12 March 2020, the Dutch government announced several measures to support the business community in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). These key measures include: Deferral of payment The Dutch government has declared that the tax
See MoreVenezuela: Government publishes a Resolution regarding the increase in tax value unit
On 13 March 2020, the government was published the Resolution SNAT/2020/00006 regarding the increase in tax value unit (TU) in the Official Gazette. In this Resolution, Venezuela has increased the tax unit from VES 50 to VES 1,500. The tax unit
See MoreBrazil: Senate approves Decree amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 20 March 2020, the Senate approved a presidential decree declaring a national emergency over the coronavirus epidemic. According to that Decree, the federal taxes payments for companies under the Small Companies Tax Regime (Simples Nacional) are
See MoreSweden: Tax measures to mitigate the financial impact on COVID-19 outbreak
On 16 March 2020, the Swedish Government presented additional measures to mitigate the financial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The crisis package presented, can depending on how the situation develops, encompass more than SEK 300 billion if
See MoreChina: Tax measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the State Taxation Administration of China (STA) has implemented the decisions to adopt a series of measures in response to the epidemic and boost economic and social development. Following key measures are initiated
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