Portugal publishes Supplementary 2020 Budget
On 24 July 2020, Portugal published Law No. 27-A/2020 in the Official Gazette and entered into force on 25 July 2020. The law provides for the Supplementary 2020 Budget and an economic and social stabilization program in response to the
See MoreLatvia defers tax payments for a period of up to three years
In June 2020, Latvia approved an extension of tax measures to provide continued support beyond the end of the state of emergency for COVID-19. Under the support measures, the possibility to defer tax payments for a period of up to three years is
See MoreRussia aims to introduce fixed tax of RUB 5 million on CFC income
The government of Russia is planning several tax measures to be introduced in 2021 including an increased 15% tax rate applies on high-earning individuals and reduced 3% tax rate on Information Technology enterprises. In addition to these
See MoreNorth Macedonia: Exemption of advance profit tax payment extends to July 2020
North Macedonia has extended the exemption from advance tax to June and July 2020 for taxpayers in the fields of catering, tourism, and transport in response to Covid-19 pandemic. Primarily, the exemption was provided in respect of advance payments
See MoreUkraine: Ukraine: National Bank reduces the interest rate from June 2020
On 11 June 2020, the National Bank of Ukraine has decided to reduce its key policy rate from 8% to 6% per annum with effect from 12 June 2020. The interest rate has a tax effect on the late tax payment interest and
See MoreUkraine: Parliament adopts law on tax benefits and the moratorium on tax audit
On 28 May 2020, the Ukrainian Parliament has published Law No. 591-IX “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Other Laws of Ukraine on Additional Support to Taxpayers for the Period of Measures to Prevent the Occurrence and Spread of
See MoreUkraine: President signs law to implement BEPS and other provisions
On 21 May 2020, the President of Ukraine signed Law No. 466-IX (Draft Law No.1210) “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine on Improvement of Tax Administration, Elimination of Technical and Logical Inconsistencies in Tax Legislation", which was
See MoreRussia: Draft law to revise APA procedures
In March 2020, the Russian Ministry of Finance (MoF) released an amended version of a draft law to improve tax control over prices and procedure for entering into advanced pricing agreements (APA). The draft measures are expected to be adopted in
See MoreUkraine: National Bank reduces the interest rate from April 2020
On 23 April 2020, the National Bank of Ukraine has decided to reduce its key policy rate from 10% to 8% per annum with effect from 24 April 2020. The interest rate has a tax effect on the late tax payment interest and
See MoreCOVID-19: Serbia postpones the deadlines for filing corporate income tax returns
On 16 April 2020, the government of Serbia has adopted a decree that postponed the deadlines for filing corporate income tax returns and for submitting annual financial statements or for other actions required of certain regulated companies. The
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
See MoreCOVID-19: Serbia provides new interest rate for underpayments or overpayments of tax
On 20 March 2020, Serbia published a decree No.38/2020 that includes tax relief measures to mitigate the economic consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The decree provides for a reduction in the default interest rate for underpaid or
See MoreRussia announces tax measures amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 17 March 2020, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Russia announced several tax measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The key tax measures are following: Extended tax payments deadline to 3 months for enterprises of tourism
See MoreUkraine: National Bank reduces the interest rate from March 2020
On 12 March 2020, the National Bank of Ukraine decided to reduce its key policy rate from 11% to 10% per annum with effect from 13 March 2020. The interest rate has a tax effect on the late tax payment interest and
See MoreUkraine: Tax measures due to the outbreak of COVID-19
On 17 March 2020, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted Law No 3220 “On amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and other legislative acts of Ukraine aimed to support taxpayers during the period of taking measures against the occurrence and spread of
See MoreSerbia: Ministry of Finance publishes safe harbor interest rates for 2020
The Serbian ministry of finance has published the Rulebook on arm’s length interest rates that are applicable for 2020, which apply to interest rates on loans and credits between associated parties. The Rulebook was published in the Official
See MoreRussia amends WHT return filing deadline
On 5 February 2020, Russian Federal Tax Service published a notice amending the deadline for filing of 2019 withholding tax (WHT) returns by tax agents. The notice have been in force since 1 January 2020, the WHT returns are required to file
See MoreRussia amends penalty provision for tax evasion
On 26 December 2019, the Russian President introduced draft Law no. 871811-7 revising the thresholds for the tax evasion committed by legal and natural persons. According to the draft Law, the tax evasion thresholds for criminal liability have been
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