COVID-19: Malaysia extends income tax filing deadline
The Malaysian Inland Revenue Board issued a series of releases 20-25 March 2020 that provides tax relief measures including postponed tax filing deadlines. Under this, taxpayers have been granted an extension of time two-month grace period to
See MoreCOVID-19: Latvia announces tax relief measures to support businesses
On 20 March 2020, the Latvian Parliament passed a special law on support measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The law took effect retrospectively on March 12, 2020, when a state of emergency was declared in Latvia. Companies on a state-
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 MoreSri Lanka extends deadline for transfer pricing disclosure
On 20 March 2020, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka has announced that, the deadline for submission of the transfer pricing disclosure Form has extended to 30 April 2020. IRD also noted that, the persons who submit transfer
See MoreCOVID-19: Hong Kong announces CbCR notification deadline in response to coronavirus
On 27 March 2020, the Inland Revenue Department announced CbCR notification deadline in response to COVID-19. Under section 58H of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112), a Hong Kong entity of a reportable group is required to file a notification
See MoreUK: Public consultation on hybrid mismatches rule
On 19 March 2020, the tax authority the United Kingdom has issued a consultation document for public comments on the impact of the double deduction rules and the acting together rules within the hybrid and other mismatches regime at Part 6A of the
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
See MoreBelgium: TP Circular on OECD guidelines
On 25 February 2020, the Belgian tax authorities published the final version of the transfer pricing (TP) Circular No. 2020/C/35 in French on their website on transfer pricing guidelines for multinational enterprises and tax
See MoreCOVID-19: Spain announces several tax measures
Spain has introduced following tax relief measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The filing of tax returns, or pleas, derived from tax proceedings, is extended to 1 June 2020 (provided that the filing by electronic means is not
See MoreBosnia and Herzegovina: Tax Administration announces about filing deadline extension for COVID-19
On 24 March 2020, the Tax Administration announced that the deadlines of individual income tax return filing and the corporate income tax return filing are extending from the end of March to 30 April 2020. The Tax Administration provided the
See MoreTurkey publishes General Communiqué on Digital Service Tax (DST)
On 20 March 2020, the Turkish Revenue Administration has published the final version of General Communiqué on Digital Service Tax (DST). On 5 February 2020, the Turkish tax administration has published Draft General Communiqué on the
See MoreLuxembourg: Parliament approved draft law implementing DAC6
On 21 March 2020, the Luxembourg Parliament approved draft law 7465 implementing the Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 (commonly known as DAC6) which introduces disclosure obligations for intermediaries and taxpayers of certain reportable
See MoreSaudi Arabia: Tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 20 March 2020, the Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia issued a statement on its website regarding postponement of Zakat returns filing, paying taxes among other procedures for the fiscal year 2019 in response to COVID-19. Main measures of the
See MoreItaly enacts Decree in response to COVID-19 outbreak
On 17 March 2020, the Decree No.18 was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force immediately. The Decree introduces several measures in response to COVID-19 outbreak. The key measures are following: Payments of taxes and
See MoreFrance: Government officially published a Decree regarding DAC6
On 19 March 2020, the Government published Decree No. 2020-270 dated 17 March 2020 in the Official Gazette to fix the content requirements contained in the declaration of a cross-border device mentioned in article 1649 AD of the general tax code
See MoreLuxembourg: Tax measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 17 March 2020, Luxembourg Government published a press release regarding tax measures to support businesses and the self-employed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. These key measures include: Direct taxes As long as they are
See More