On 4 April 2020, Inland Revenue Department announced that in view of the latest situation of COVID-19, deadlines for tax payments and lodgement of objections and holdover applications as well as submission of tax returns and information that fall between 23 March and 2 May 2020 are automatically extended to 4 May 2020.

The department encourages the public to use its electronic services to handle their tax affairs as much as possible or send their documents to the department by post. A list of the department’s electronic services can be found in its website.

The department will review the situation and make further announcements as necessary