Guatemala: Tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 24 March 2020, the Guatemala tax authority (SAT) has published Superintendence Resolution Number SAT-DSI-280-2020 extending tax return deadline due to COVID-19 pandemic. SAT has extended the income tax return the 31 March 2020 tax filing
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 MoreAlgeria: Directorate General of Taxes extends tax return and payment due dates during COVID-19
On 26 March 2020, the Directorate General of Taxes announced an extension of the deadline for the submission of tax return and tax payment due to the coronavirus pandemic. Under the provision, the due date of corporate and individual income tax
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 MoreFrance: Tax authorities publishes additional guide regarding DST
On 23 and 30 March 2020, the tax authority published additional instructions regarding digital service tax (DST), which applies as from 1 January 2019. The new guidelines complete the submission obligations and rules of how to collect DST published
See MoreSouth Africa: SARS publishes issue 3 of the guide regarding MAP
On 20 March 2020, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) released the third issue of the guide on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) that allows competent authorities from the governments of contracting jurisdictions to interact with the intent
See MoreCOVID-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
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