Tax Updates During the COVID-19 Crisis

On 28 August 2020, the Governor issued a formal announcement that the owners of land and buildings that are subject to Thailand’s updated property tax rules will be granted an additional two month extension to the 31st October for payment of the land and buildings tax. This joint initiative is between the Ministry of Finance...

On 31 July 2020, the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) issued a press release and rolled out ‘Round 5’ of measures aimed at mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on businesses and workers in Cambodia. These represent a combination of new and existing measures (that have been extended) already in place. In addition to providing relief...

On 17 June 2020, the Ministry of Planning, Finance, and Industry (“MOPFI”) issued Notification No. 65/2020 (“Notification 65”) which outlines additional forms of tax relief that can be availed by businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar. This Notification is issued in line with the fiscal stimulus provided under Myanmar’s COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan...

On 26 May 2020, the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) issued a press release and rolled out round 4 of measures aimed at mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on the businesses and workers in Cambodia. These latest measures consist of a combination of new measures and extension of those measures already in place. In addition...

Earlier this month, the DFDL Myanmar Tax Team organized a well-attended webinar ‘How to Manage Your Tax affairs in Myanmar During the COVID-19 Crisis’. Jack Sheehan (Partner & Head of the Regional Tax Practice), Diberjohn Balinas (Senior Tax Manager) and Nay Nay Eaint (Tax Manager) shared their insights on how to deal with important tax-related...

The Ministry of Finance has issued an additional Notification (No. 1061/MOF, dated 22 April 2020) providing taxpayers with an exemption from penalties for late filings and payments of taxes as follows: Exemptions from penalties of 0.1% of the tax due for each day of delay and the LAK 500,000 for late filings and payments of...

Due to the continuation of the COVID-19 crisis in the Lao PDR, the Ministry of Finance has issued a second Notification (No. 0764, dated 21 April 2020), replacing the Notification No. 0636, dated 26 March 2020, to further postpone the filing date of the financial statements for 2019 to 29 May 2020 (from the first postponed filing...

The Vietnamese Prime Minister approved Decree 41/2020/ND-CP (“Decree 41”) allowing the deferral of value added tax (“VAT”), corporate income tax (“CIT”), personal income tax (“PIT”) and land rental fee payments to support enterprises, individuals and household businesses affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Decree 41 took immediate effect on 8 April 2020, the primary features...

Ministry of Finance Issues New Notification Announcing Personal Income Tax Exemptions to Mitigate the Impacts of COVID-19 The Ministry of Finance of the Lao PDR issued a new Notification (No. 1027/MOF) on 10 April 2020 to implement the Prime Minister’s Decision on Policies and Measures to Mitigate Impacts Caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The...

To mitigate and assist businesses that are affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Prime Minister has issued Decision No, 31/PM, dated 2 April 2020) on Policies and Measures to Mitigate Impact from COVID-19 to the Lao Economy. The Decision provides for policies, measures and instructions for implementation.   We provide below a brief summary of the key take...