27 Mar 2020 Switzerland Announces COVID-19 Plan To Scrap Interest On Tax Arrears The Swiss Government has announced that it will waive interest on late payments of tax, to allow companies to delay their tax payments. Read more
26 Mar 2020 COVID-19: Germany Allowing Businesses To Defer Taxes The German Ministry of Finance has adopted a circular including various tax relief measures for businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Read more
23 Mar 2020 Netherlands Adopts COVID-19 Economic Relief Package On March 17, 2020, the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced that the Government has adopted a package of measures intended to protect the economy from the coronavirus epidemic, including several tax changes. Read more
20 Mar 2020 Coronavirus Won't Delay Digital Tax Work, OECD Says The OECD has said that it is continuing to forge ahead with the development of new international tax rules for the digitalized economy. Read more
17 Mar 2020 France Announces Tax Support Measures For Businesses The French General Directorate of Public Finance has announced that companies and self-employed taxpayers will be able to postpone without penalty upcoming tax payments due to the public health emergency. Read more
17 Mar 2020 Netherlands Announces Tax Measures To Mitigate COVID-19 The Dutch Government will allow taxpayers to defer payments of certain taxes under a new package of coronavirus economic relief measures. Read more
17 Mar 2020 UK-Switzerland DTA Protocol To Become Fully Effective The UK-Switzerland double tax agreement will be updated with new provisions to tackle tax base erosion and profit shifting, with full effect from April 6, 2020. Read more
17 Mar 2020 Italy Suspends Tax Assessments Over COVID-19 On March 12, 2020, the Italian Revenue Agency announced the suspension of its audit activities in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more
16 Mar 2020 Germany Relaxes Tax Payment Rules On March 13, 2020, the German Ministry of Finance announced the relaxation of certain tax payment requirements as part of a package of measures designed to ease the economic impact of the COVID-19 virus. Read more
12 Mar 2020 UK Announces Plastics Tax, Business Rates Relief In 2020 Budget The UK's 2020 Budget, released on March 11, 2020, includes proposals to waive business rates on small retailers, to introduce a new tax on plastics, and to remove value-added tax on electronic publications. Read more
11 Mar 2020 Trump Discusses Payroll Tax Cut With Congress On March 9, 2020, United States President Donald Trump revealed that the Administration would begin discussions with Congress on potential tax measures to ease the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, including a payroll tax cut. Read more
11 Mar 2020 Kenya Announces Enforcement Policies In 2020 Budget In its 2020 Budget Policy Statement, Kenya's Government announced a number of ongoing tax enforcement and administration initiatives, aimed at boosting collections and voluntary compliance rates. Read more