In response to the Covid-19 lockdown, the DBD of Thailand has adjusted e-filing systems and implemented new online filing measures to facilitate businesses in complying with their legal filing requirements.  This note gives a summary of some of these adjustments and new measures. 1.   From 1st April 2020, the following documents can be filed with... Read More

Franchisors, amongst others, are prohibited from conducting any “unfair trade practices” that can cause damages to their franchisees under Section 57 of the Trade Competition Act B.E. 2560 (“TCA”).  To implement Section 57 of the TCA, for franchise business, the Trade Competition Commission issued its Notification on Guidelines for Consideration of Unfair Trade Practices in... Read More

On 3rd January 2020, the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (“DICA”) issued its Notification No. 2/2020 re: Guidance on Approval Requirements for Payment of Remuneration and Other Benefits to Directors and Related Parties (“Notification”). Pursuant to Sections 187 and 188 of the Myanmar Companies Law 2017 (“MCL”), the Board of Directors (“BOD”) or the... Read More

On 27th January 2020, the Internal Revenue Department (“IRD”) issued its public ruling (“PR”) related to tax assessments, fines, criminal actions and applicable penalties for failures to pay relevant taxes during the transitional period under the Tax Administration Law 2019 (“TAL”), which became effective retroactively since 1st October 2019. According to the PR, the IRD... Read More

On 29th January 2020, the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (“DICA”) issued its Announcement on striking off companies from the Companies Register due to their failures to file their Annual Returns (AR-Form) with DICA. Companies registered in Myanmar through the Myanmar Companies Online (“MyCO”) system are recommended to check their company statuses in the... Read More