Philippines: Finance Department announces tax relief measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 30 March 2020, the Department of Finance issued Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 7-2020 regarding tax relief measures amid COVID-19 pandemic. The key measures are given below: The deadline to file the 2019 annual income tax returns for all
See MoreNigeria: Tax authority launches an e-filing portal for TP documents and forms
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has recently announced an electronic portal, which permit taxpayers to complete and submit the transfer pricing declaration and disclosure forms, country-by-country (CbC) reports and CbC notification forms
See MoreHong Kong issues a revised DIPN 39 on taxation of e-commerce transactions and digital assets
On 27 March 2020, the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) published a revised version of Departmental Interpretation and Practice Notes No.39 (Profits Tax Digital Economy, Electronic Commerce and Digital Assets-revised DIPN 39). The revised
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 MoreGhana announces emergency tax measures in response to COVID-19 outbreak
On 30 March 2020, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning of Ghana presented to the Parliament several proposals to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19, as follows: Income tax return filing deadline will be
See MoreBolivia: Revenue Authority issues Resolution regarding tax filing deadline extension
On 28 March 2020, the Revenue Authority issued an Administrative Resolution N° 1020000000061 of 27 March 2020 regarding tax deadline extensions due to coronavirus outbreak. This contains: The deadline for the submission of corporate 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 MoreKazakhstan: Government ratifies BEPS MLI
On 20 February 2020, the government ratified the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). After the MLI enters into force, the procedure for the application of Kazakhstan
See MoreDominican Republic: DGII announces TP return deadline extension amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Tax Authority has also announced about deadline extension of information return for related party transactions. Under the tax authority, the due date of information return for related party transactions is to be extended from 30 March 2020 to
See MoreIndonesia publishes new regulations concerning advance pricing agreements
On 18 March 2020, the Indonesian Ministry of Finance released 22/PMK.03/2020 which updates the Advance Pricing Agreements (“APA”) regulations. The new regulations, effective 18 March 2020, include the following amendments: Previously
See MoreCanada: CRA updates on administrative income tax measures due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 26 March 2020, the Canada Revenue Agency made an announcement that in addition to the income tax filing and payment deadline extensions announced as part of the fiscal measures, both companies and individuals may defer a number of other
See MorePeru updates tax filing deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak
On 24 March 2020, the Peruvian Tax Administration (SUNAT) has issued Resolution 061-2020/SUNAT on its website amending tax filing deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak. SUNAT has extended the annual income tax filing and payment deadline for the 2019
See MorePuerto Rico: Additional tax filing deadlines due to COVID-19 outbreak
On 24 March 2020, Puerto Rico Treasury Department (PRTD) Administrative Determination No. 20-09 (AD 20-09) and Administrative Determination No. 20-10 (AD 20-10) extending the filing dates for tax returns and for tax payments due to the
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 MoreSingapore: Supportive tax measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 26 March 2020, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has declared a series of support measures for taxpayers in response to COVID-19 pandemic. I. Support for Companies All companies with Corporate Income Tax (CIT) payments due
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 MoreSwitzerland: Tax measures in response to the economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak
On 20 March 2020, the Federal Council of Switzerland has approved several tax measures to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak, as follows: Enterprises are allowed to postpone tax, VAT, certain customs duties and special consumption
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