The Ministry of Tourism, on 23 June 2020, published the Guideline for Restarting Tourism in Maldives which specifies the minimum standards to be met by registered tourist facilities by the tentative opening dates scheduled for July 2020.
This publication gives an overview of the Residential Tenancy Bill that the Maldivian Government has submitted to the People’s Majlis on 6 December 2019.
This advisory provides an overview of the announcements by MIRA and other government authorities with respect to the new deadlines for filing and making payment of taxes and fees.
In the case of Moosa Nasser v MIRA (2014/SC-A/41), the Supreme Court of Maldives on 22 June 2020, unanimously decided against the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority and held that MIRA does not have the legal authority to sue for lease rent due to the state.
Income Tax Act has special rules on calculation of interim payment where a taxpayer estimates the tax liability of this year to be lower than that of the previous year. This article explains how these rules can be applied in practice.
On 15 June 2020, the Tax Appeal Tribunal has published rules on how the Tribunal will carry on with online proceedings and other matter pertinent to the Tribunal’s process.
This issue is focused on the Transfer Pricing Regulation (Regulation Number 2020/R-43) published by the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) on 10 June 2020.
The Ministry of Economic Development, on 17 June 2020, announced that the payment date for company annual fees for 2020 has been deferred and that late payment fines will not be imposed.
Ministry of Finance announced that Tourism GST payments for taxable periods beginning from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020 can be made in Rufiyaa.
The MIRA announced, on 15 June 2020, the commencement of services of the Taxpayer Service Centre from 5 July onwards, and new deadlines for filing tax returns and payment of taxes, and other fees and charges.