Argentina | Due dates main corporate income tax: The Federal Administration of Public Revenue made an extension in the deadline to apply for the tax payment facility from 30 June 2020 to 31 July 2020. See the story in Regfollower |
Australia | Reduced rate: The corporate tax rate for small business is reduced from 27.5% to 26% for the financial years 2020-2021. See the story in Regfollower |
Bangladesh | Main corporate tax rate: The national budget for 2020-2021 announced that the corporate income tax rate for non-publicly traded companies is reduced from 35.0% to 32.5%. Surcharge: The budget 2020-2021 announced a 2.5% surcharge is introduced on all types of tobacco-manufacturing companies. See the story in Regfollower |
Belgium | Filing return: The Minister of Finance granted an extension of the deadline for filing the corporate tax return until 29 October 2020. See the story in Regfollower |
Chile | Advance payments due: The tax authority suspended the provisional corporate tax payments obligations for the months July, August, and September 2020 respectively. See the story in Regfollower |
China | Reduced rates: The Finance Ministry announced that corporate income tax rates will be reduced to 15% for Hainan-registered eligible companies in certain industries. See the story in Regfollower |
Dominican Republic | Filing return: The submission deadline of corporate tax return for the tax year closed on 31 March 2020 is extended until 31 August 2020. Due dates main corporate income tax: Accordingly, the due date of the payment of taxes is extended until 31 August 2020 for the tax year closed on 31 March 2020. See the story in Regfollower |
Germany | Treatment of losses: The parliament approved an increased threshold from EUR1m to EUR5m for 2020 and 2021 for tax loss carrybacks. See the story in Regfollower |
Hong Kong | Filing return: The Inland Revenue Department announced that the filing deadline of profit tax return is extended until 15 September 2020 for accounting date falls within 1 December 2019 to 31 December 2019. See the story in Regfollower |
Hungary | Late payments of tax due: The central bank reduced the base interest rate from 0.9% to 0.75% in order to maintain price stability and support economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. See the story in Regfollower |
India | Filing return: The deadline of filing corporate income tax return for the year 2020-2021 is extended up to 30 November 2020 and the due date is extended until 31 July 2020 for the tax year 2019-2020. See the story in Regfollower |
Ireland | Treatment of losses: The Irish Revenue published a manual to describe the principles of allowable losses. See the story in Regfollower |
Korea, Rep Of | Treatment of losses: The Ministry of Economy and Finance proposed through a Bill to extend the deduction period of tax losses carry-forward from 10 years to 15 years for net operating losses. Taxation of capital gains: In addition, the Bill was proposed a 20% separate tax for residents and a 10% withholding tax of sale value or 20% of capital gains from 1 January 2021 for foreigners. See the story in Regfollower |
Oman | Late payments of tax due: The tax authority announced to postpone the late payments penalty up to 30 September 2020. See the story in Regfollower |
Panama | Filing return: On 16 July 2020, Government extended the deadline of annual tax return submission for the year 2019 until 31 July 2020. See the story in Regfollower |
Poland | WHT rates on interest/dividends: The Finance Ministry introduced a 19% withholding tax rate (WHT) rate to non-resident entities for making the payments of interest, dividends, or royalties, which will effective from 31 December 2020. See the story in Regfollower |
Saudi Arabia | Withholding taxes due: The General Authority of Zakat and Tax announced that the deadline for submitting declarations and paying for withholding tax is extended until 10 July 2020. See the story in Regfollower Incentives: The Government issued a Royal Decree providing an exemption of income taxes for oil and hydrocarbon production non-Saudi companies listed in the Saudi financial market. See the story in Regfollower |
Spain | Submission of returns: The Government released an Order to give approval of the corporate income tax return Form and guidance for periods starting between 1 January and 31 December 2019. See the story in Regfollower |
Sri Lanka | Filing return: The Inland Revenue Department issued a Notice to declare that PAYE tax return submission for the years 2019/2020 is extended up to 31 December 2020. See the story in Regfollower |
United Kingdom | Thin capitalization rules: The Government published a draft legislation to amend the limitation on the interest deduction for corporation tax as part of the Finance Bill for 2020/21. See the story in Regfollower |
United States | Treatment of losses: The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service proposed guidance for consolidated groups regarding net operating losses. See the story in Regfollower |
Uruguay | Advance payments due: The Directorate General of Taxation announced that taxpayers with gross income of up to 6 million indexed units can pay their advance tax payment in September and October 2020 for the months June, July and August. See the story in Regfollower |
Vietnam | Treatment of losses: The Government announce that non-deductible interest expenses are allowed to be carried forward for five years counting from the year following the year the non-deductible interest expense arise. Thin capitalization rules: The Government increased cap on deductible interest expenses from 20% to 30% of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization. See the story in Regfollower |
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