Publications - Tax
COVID-19: Donations to the solidarity fund will be corporate income tax deductible
In an announcement issued on March 23rd the Direction Générale des Impôts has stated that donations made by corporate income tax taxpayers to the solidarity fund Fonds Covid-19 that has been created to fight the pandemic…
COVID-19: Morocco extends deadline to file corporate income tax returns
An announcement made by the Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) on March 27th has extended the deadline to fulfill some corporate income tax obligations.
Polish Government’s tax response to fight COVID-19 pandemic
The special “protective shield” act implemented by the Polish Parliament, which came into force on April 1st, offers a wide range of possible measures provided as countermeasures to the COVID-19 epidemic.
COVID-19: Morocco suspends the running of all time frames provided by legal and regulatory provisions
Decree-law n°2.20.292, published in the Official Gazette on March 24th, has suspended the running of all time frames provided by legal and regulatory provisions.
COVID-19: New Customs Department instructions published on the importation of medical equipment and supplies
Following Decision (EU) 2020/491 (see our commentary), the Customs Department updates its instructions for claiming import duty relief and VAT exemption on the importation of goods needed to combat the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak.
The deadline to submit the VAT periodic return of February was extended to 17 April. Electronic invoicing for public contracts is postponed to 2021
In the context of the extraordinary measures adopted to minimize the impact of new coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Portuguese economy, the Portuguese Government decided to extend the deadline to submit the VAT periodic return of February from 10 to 17…
COVID-19: Renegotiating commercial lease agreements may trigger tax costs
The COVID-19 crisis and resulting halt in economic activity in certain sectors is leading in a few cases to the renegotiation of commercial lease agreements on the ground of force majeure.
COVID-19: The Ministry of Communications and Transportation of Mexico specifies the essential activities
The Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) has published in the Federal Official Gazette (DOF) a ruling specifying the essential activities competence of the STC. This is in connection with the ruling published by the Ministry of Health…
COVID-19.- A few doubts concerning the rules on calculating time periods in tax procedures, following Royal Decree-law 11/2020
Royal Decree-Law 11/2020, of March 31, 2020, has provided answers to a few doubts that had arisen concerning the rules on calculating certain time periods for tax procedures, following the suspension measures approved in recent weeks; though not…
COVID-19: European Commission grants relief from import duties and VAT exemption on importation for goods needed to combat the effects of the pandemic
On April 3, 2020 the European Union published Decision (EU) 2020/491, granting relief from import duties and VAT exemption on importation granted for goods needed to combat the effects of COVID-19. This Decision resulted from the requests sent by…
COVID-19: European Commission extends and adds flexibility to temporary framework for authorization of state aid
On April 3, 2020 the European Commission announced the adoption of an amendment extending and adding flexibility to the Temporary Framework adopted on March 19, 2020 to enable Member States to give State aid for research, testing and…
Personal Income Tax exemption for unjustified dismissals in the state of emergency period
Article 7.e) of the Spanish Personal Income Tax Law (Law 35/2006, of November 28, 2006) allows an exemption in relation to severance payments for dismissal or removal, where the following requirements are met: