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Regulatory Analysis

Posted November 21, 2024 by Mariadelc Aguilar
Chile: Additional Mandatory Information for Taxpayers Who Carry Out Forestry Activities

Starting November 1, e-transport documents and invoices from taxpayers involved in forestry activities must include information about the production, transport, sale, storage, deposit, maintenance, or collection of logs or wood from non-native species on private lands or forests. Other information includes: Goods origin and destination data Authorization number for the development of the activity Unit […]

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Posted November 11, 2024 by Mariadelc Aguilar
Ecuador: Tax Authority Sets Deadline For Electronic Sales Receipt Transmission

The Ministry of Energy and Mines of Ecuador issued an Agreement declaring an emergency in the national electricity sector. On October 30, the tax authority issued Resolution NAC-DGERCGC24-00000035, which establishes regulations that allow compliance with the formal duties of issuance of sales receipts. The first paragraph of Article 7 of the Resolution No. NACDGERCGC18- 00000233 […]

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Posted November 8, 2024 by Mariadelc Aguilar
Dominican Republic: Decree Establishing the Regulation of the Electronic Invoicing Law Enacted

On October 10, the Decree that establishes the Regulation of the Electronic Invoicing Law was enacted.  Among the most relevant points contemplated by the Regulation are: Definitions of the elements that integrate the billing system. The deferred sending of electronic tax receipts, the contingency process. The Requirements to be an electronic issuer. Online validation establishing […]

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Posted June 24, 2024 by Mariadelc Aguilar
Dominican Republic: List of Tax Payers Obliged to Issue Electronic Tax Receipts is Published (e-CF)

The DGII issued the Notice RNC: 401-50625-4, which includes the list of Large Local and Medium Taxpayers that are required to comply with the issuance of electronic tax receipts (e-CF) no later than May 16, 2025. This is 24 months from the entry into force of the aforementioned Law (May 16, 2023). 11-24.pdf (dgii.gov.do)

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Posted November 27, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
COLOMBIA: The tax authority released the Official Gazette dated November 2, which contains the long-awaited Resolution 000165 which establishes various provisions on electronic invoicing.

Among the main changes and regulations established by the resolution are: Technical Annex 1.9 of the electronic sales invoice • It incorporates new fields and validations for generation and transmission, as well as for registration as a security in the RADIAN. • It establishes that the subjects obliged to invoice must adopt this version within […]

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Posted November 14, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
PERU: The tax authority issues the Guide to Accept Proposal from the SIRE.

The tax authority issues the Guide to Accept the Proposal from the SIRE (Integrated System of Electronic Records). SISTEMA INTEGRADO DE REGISTROS ELECTRONICOS – SIRE | Comprobantes de Pago Electrónicos (sunat.gob.pe) 

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Posted October 9, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: The Tax Authority published the first list of more than 500 obliged to invoice electronically no later than January, March and May 2024.

The tax authority through Notice 08-23, establishes the implementation schedule of electronic invoicing for large national taxpayers in the following terms: “To ensure the implementation in a smooth and orderly manner during the period stipulated in the Law, the Large National Taxpayers have been segmented according to the following schedule:” It is important to mention […]

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Posted August 17, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
PANAMA: This July 31 was the deadline for those companies that provide goods and services that contract with the Government institutions to request their exception to the implementation of the Electronic Invoicing System.

Through Resolution 201-5160a, the tax authority established that on July 31, 2023, expired the deadline for request in a justified manner the exception to the Electronic Invoicing System, for those companies that provide goods and services to the Government. This request will be subject to a resolution of the General Directorate of Revenue in which […]

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Posted June 5, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: The Electronic Invoicing Law enters into force.

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 […]

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Posted April 28, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
Guatemala: Extends the term of incorporation into the Electronic Invoicing Regime (FEL) to Small Taxpayer Regime.

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 […]

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Posted April 24, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
Argentina: The mandatory application of the ” Carta de Porte Electrónica – Derivados Granarios” for certain granary derivatives was differed.

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), […]

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Posted March 23, 2023 by Andrés Landerretche
Ecuador: Update of Guide for Taxpayers on Cancellation of Electronic Vouchers

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: […]

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Posted March 23, 2023 by Andrés Landerretche
Ecuador: Guide for Taxpayers on Negotiable Commercial Invoice

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.

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Posted February 27, 2023 by Andrés Landerretche
Ecuador: Update of technical sheet of electronic vouchers Off-line scheme version 2.24

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  

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Posted February 27, 2023 by Andrés Landerretche
Peru: Change in the deadline for sending the electronic invoice.

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 […]

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Posted February 22, 2023 by Andrés Landerretche
Panama: Government Establishes Implementation Phases of Electronic Invoicing for Banks and Financial Entities

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 […]

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Posted February 22, 2023 by Andrés Landerretche
Panama: Government Extends the Term for the Implementation of Authorized Tax Equipment or Electronic Billing System

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 […]

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Posted October 26, 2022 by Andrés Landerretche
Peru: Issuance of e-Invoices to Foreign Tourists

The National Superintendence of Customs and Tax Administration of Peru (SUNAT) published a draft resolution to allow the issuance of electronic invoices for foreign tourists. The draft resolution modifies the Payment Voucher Regulations, as well as the regulations on the electronic issuance of payment vouchers to allow the issuance of invoices for sales made by […]

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