Regulatory Analysis
Costa Rica: As of July 1 Costa Rica’s tourist services charge the general rate of 13% of the Value Added Tax (VAT). The Law of Attention to the Tourism Sector on the occasion of the Covid-19 Emergency, provided for a differentiated treatment in the collection of VAT to the economic activities of tourism due to […]
The Tax Authority (SUNAT) will not apply sanctions in case the taxpayer obliged to issue “Guias de Remision” electronically, does so physically, until December 31st, 2023. It is important to keep in mind that it is not that the start of the obligation is postponed, which is still on July 1st, however, if the taxpayer […]
On May 31, 2023, Argentina published the AFIP General Resolution No. 5364/2023, through which it establishes the Electronic Control Action System, its implementation and Administrative Statuses of the Unique Tax Identification Code (CUIT). Through this resolution, a procedure for controlling compliance with tax, customs and social security obligations of taxpayers and/or responsible persons called the […]
On May 17, 2023, the Electronic Invoicing Law was published in the Official Gazette of the Dominican Republic, whose purpose is to regulate the mandatory use of electronic invoicing in that country and sets the Electronic Invoicing Tax System and its features, optimization results and contingencies; as well as establishing the mandatory implementation deadlines and […]
On May 15, 2023, Puerto Rico’s Hacienda Department released Administrative Determination No. 23-02. The circular specifies the hurricane preparedness sales tax free period will take place on May 26-28, 2023. The circular also reiterates that products such as batteries, water, non-perishable food, storm preparedness supplies, and certain emergency equipment or supplies are included in the […]
On May 1st, 2023 SUNAT published Resolution 097/2023 that establishes the procedure for returning the General sales Tax (IGV) to tourists, indicates the date of operation of the first authorized checkpoint and regulates other provisions. This resolution establishes that the authorized checkpoint of the international air terminal is located in the pre-boarding control area of […]
The Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) published on March 31, 2023, the resolution SAT-DSI-400-2023 in which it extends the term of incorporation into the Electronic Invoicing Regime (FEL) to individuals and legal entities that are registered in the Small Taxpayer Regime, who must start with the issuance of their Electronic Tax Documents (DTE) no later […]
On April 11, 2023, the AFIP published in the Official Gazette Resolution No. 5344/2023 through which it defers the mandatory application until June 2, 2023, of the “Electronic Waybill – Granary Derivatives” for granary derivatives, with the exemption of the following products: BROKEN SUNFLOWER – SPLIT (152); BROKEN CORN – SPLIT (187); SOJA DEACTIVATED (218), […]
The tax authority in Ecuador (SRI) has published an updated version of the Guide for Taxpayers on Cancellation of Electronic Vouchers. The document describes the functionality of the cancellation option for electronic receipts authorized by the Internal Revenue Service. This functionality allows to carry out the entire process of annulment of electronic receipts, which includes: […]
The Internal Revenue Service of Ecuador (SRI) has published an update of the taxpayer guide for the negotiable commercial invoice. The document describes the functionality of the application of invoices that are authorized by the SRI under electronic modality, as negotiable commercial invoices.
The AFIP published the Resolution No. 5329/2023 on February 13, 2023, which among other topics set a new VAT collection regime on the sale of food products for human consumption, beverages, personal hygiene and cleaning articles. The amount of the charge will be determined by applying, on the net price of the operation resulting from […]
The Internal Revenue Service of Ecuador published an update of the electronic receipts technical sheet for its Off-line version. In this version the rates of certain ICE taxes are updated. Version 2.24 is available at the following link: here
Through Resolution No. 000003-2023, the National Superintendence of Customs and Tax Administration established a new maximum delivery period of three calendar days from the day after the date of issuance, to send the invoice or the linked electronic note to SUNAT or to the Electronic Services Operator (OSE), as appropriate. The extension of the term […]
With the publication of Resolution No. 102300000004, the Bolivian tax authority postponed the term indicated in Resolution No. 102200000025 of November 29, 2022, until March 31, 2023, term in which the third group of taxpayers classified by Resolution No. 102200000010 of May 18, 2022, must start issuing Fiscal Documents only through the assigned online invoicing […]
Argentina: General Resolution No. 5323/2023 issued by the AFIP anticipates to February 23 and 24, 2023 the due dates for compliance with the obligations of determination and / or payment of Value Added Tax which original term was February 27 and 28 of this year. This change is according to the termination of the Unique […]
Panama published Resolution No. 201-0717 of 26 January 2023 in Official Gazette No. 29712 on 31 January 2023, which regulates the phases for banks and other financial institutions to comply with the requirements to issue invoices using authorized fiscal equipment or through the e-invoicing system, Sistema de Facturación Electrónica de Panamá (SFEP), as per Law […]
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Panama published Executive Decree No. 3 of 20 January 2023 in Official Gazette No. 29706-B on 23 January 2023, which granted an extension for the adoption of electronic invoicing mechanisms for several activities that were initially required to adopt one of the mechanisms available (“fiscal equipment” or the […]
The Uruguayan Tax Authority has informed that the new version of the Daily Report Format 13.1 is now available in the production environment and applies to all reports sent from 1 February 2023. The Daily Report Format v.13.1 is available on the website of the General Tax Directorate of Uruguay. It is incorporated in Section: […]