The German Ministry of Finance has announced an expansion of COVID-19 relief measures. Tax assistance measures include that the deadline for filing tax returns for the 2019 calendar year has been extended by one month to 31 March 2021. Tax payment deferral options are also extended, including that taxpayers directly and negatively affected economically by the COVID-19 pandemic may enter into tax payment installment agreements for deferred payments up to 31 December 2021, without deferral int…