Blogs

Latvia is to grant tax delays to businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. Businesses may request a delay on tax – VAT is presumed to be included – until 30 June 2020....Continued

Chile has announced Value Added Tax payment holidays to help businesses during the coronavirus crisis. VAT payments are delayed for small businesses for three months until the end of June 2020. VAT fi...Continued

The Dutch tax agency has published details of a range of Value Added Tax easements for businesses during the coronavirus epidemic. Other taxes will have similar easements....Continued

The Swiss tax authorities are to grant late interest payment relief for VAT and customs duty payments until the end of December 2020 in response to the COVID-19 crisis....Continued

Malta has announced the deferment of VAT payments for March and April to help businesses coping with the COVID crisis. The Value Added Tax delayed will be paid in one instalment in two months’ time. H...Continued

The Estonian Tax and Customs Board has introduced a VAT payment delay for taxpayers until 1 May 2020. Value Added Tax will not have to be paid, but returns must be submitted as normal. Estonian return...Continued

Ukraine is to offer a Value Added Tax payment holiday until the end of May 2020. No late payment interest will be due for liabilities deferred. However, returns must still be filed. These are generall...Continued

Germany has updated its VAT deferment offer during the COVID-19 crisis. The Germany Ministry of Finance, Bundesfinanzministerium (BMF), has announced that businesses may apply for a delay on Value Add...Continued

Saudi Arabia has offered Value Added Tax payment deferments for businesses for three months. There also reliefs from a range of government charges and customs. The measures were announced on 20 March ...Continued

Cyprus has abandoned a cut in its standard VAT rate from 19% to 17% until May 2020. It will instead provide payment deferrals ...Continued