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COVID-19: Netherlands Announces Extra Tax Help For Small Businesses
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
On April 2, 2020, the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced that the rules for requesting tax payment deferrals have been simplified and extended to cover additional taxes. Read Full Story

IRS Launches COVID-19 Employee Retention Tax Credit
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
On March 31, 2020, the United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service launched the Employee Retention Credit scheme, designed to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll amid the COVID-19 crisis. Read Full Story

Italy Launches Consultation On Patent Box Rules
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, February 20, 2020
On February 10, 2020, the Italian tax agency commenced a short consultation on the rules surrounding the patent box self-assessment regime. Read Full Story

Netherlands Postpones Tax Deadline For Small Traders
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, February 6, 2020
The Dutch Ministry of Finance has announced that around 24,000 small traders will be able to defer their wage tax declarations this year due to problems with the Government's new online portal for businesses. Read Full Story

Korea Enacts 2019 Tax Revision Bill
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
The Korean Government has announced that the 2019 Tax Revision Bill was enacted on January 6, 2020, with a number of new measures added to the existing proposals. Read Full Story

Belgium To Expedite VAT Refunds For Start-Ups
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
On December 18, 2019, the Belgian Federal Public Finance Service announced that start-up companies can request accelerated refunds of value-added tax credits from January 1, 2020. Read Full Story

Dutch Senate Approves Tax Plan
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, December 23, 2019
On December 17, 2019, the Dutch Senate approved numerous tax measures as part of the 2020 Tax Plan, including changes to corporate, individual, and value-added taxes. Read Full Story

UK Gov't To Pursue Brexit, Digital Services Tax After Election Win
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Monday, December 16, 2019
The Conservative Party in the UK has won an outright majority in elections held on December 12, 2019. Read Full Story

Hungarian Government Submits Tax Bill
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, November 15, 2019
On November 12, 2019, Hungary's Ministry of Finance announced that it has submitted to parliament the seventh and final part of its Economic Action Plan, which includes various tax measures. Read Full Story

Ireland Publishes 2019 Finance Bill
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Friday, October 18, 2019
The Irish Government has published its 2019 Finance Bill, which introduces changes to a number of SME-targeted tax incentives and implements a range of measures announced in this month's Budget. Read Full Story
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