Since announcing a state of emergency on 12 March 2020 due to COVID-19, the Latvian Government has been working on measures to support affected companies. The following support is already available: Payment of salaries to employees from the state budget: where employees are not working as a direct consequence of limitations imposed by the Government (an order on […]
On March 22, the law “On Measures to Prevent and Manage National Threats and Consequences of COVID-19” (Law) was passed. The law enters into force retroactively, as of 12 March 2020, when a state of emergency was declared in Latvia. The law contains provisions on the following tax items. 1. Extension of payment of taxes […]
In Latvia there is a general option to apply to extend the tax payment deadline up to 1 year. This week the government is also discussing additional measures for business areas affected by COVID-19 and has promised to apply all tax measures in order to help to stabilise their financial situation. Currently these measures are […]
We assisted Wasserman, a leading global sports agency, in acquiring Lithuanian basketball agency BBaltics. As part of the acquisition, BBaltics founder Tadas Bulotas will join Wasserman as Vice President, International Basketball. Wasserman and BBaltics, one of the most respected European basketball representation practices, have been partnering since 2012, with Wasserman representing and supporting clients playing […]