COVID-19 Global Tax and Law Tracker

16/04/2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is a constantly evolving global health crisis that is creating a huge range of challenges for individuals and businesses around the world. As governments take unprecedented action to prevent the spread of the virus, businesses are facing an ever-more complex environment to operate within.

Businesses around the world need to understand the changing COVID-19 legislation and tax measures that apply to their business operations, whilst simultaneously develop strategies to protect their employees and the stability of their business during this crisis. Mazars global tax and legal experts from around the world have created tools and resources to track the global changes you need to be aware of, and practical guidance to help you protect your business.

Covid-19 Global Tax subsidies

Summary table of the main COVID-19 tax subsidies and measures in each country.

EU measures for import VAT and customs duties

16/04/2020 Temporary suspension of import VAT and customs duties for goods to help combat the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Taxation of cross border employees during Covid-19

06/04/2020 Recently published recommendations from the OECD advise on how to treat cross border employees during the Covid-19 pandemic under the application of bilateral tax treaties. Many governments have taken strict measures to protect people in response to the Covid-19 crisis, including the banning of cross-border travel. As a result of these restrictions, many workers who would usually cross...

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Policy reactions in Africa and Middle East

31/03/2020 Policy makers have reacted differently around the globe in a bid to ease the economic disruption caused by Covid-19. Below is a round-up of how governments in Africa and the Middle East have intervened to help people and businesses.

Transfer prices in times of COVID-19

During this global pandemic, companies should urgently review their existing transfer pricing models in order to reassess transfer pricing risks, take appropriate countermeasures in the short term and find efficient solutions for compliance.

Covid19 – Expatriate tax reliefs across the world

The “lockdown” being enforced in many countries across the world in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, is impacting the global economy with alarming speed. This, combined with closed borders and a rapidly shrinking number of commercial flights, has led to many expatriates either being stranded where they don’t want to be, or else being recalled home and terminating assignments and projects early.