Regulatory Analysis
Pursuant to Executive Decree No. 198 as issued by the President on March 15, 2024, the standard VAT rate in Ecuador is increased to 15% effective April 1, 2024. A copy of Executive Decree No. 198 can be found here (in Spanish).
On December 24, SUNAT resolution 000042/2023 was published, extending the grace period for the non-application of penalties for infractions related to Electronic Transportation Guide (GRE) The resolution indicates that the subjects required to issue the GRE as of 1 January 2024 require an adaptation period and it is advisable to extend the deadline for compliance. […]
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)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Suriname is introducing a new VAT system that will replace the current sales (turnover) tax. A 10% VAT rate will come into effect on 1 January 2023. Businesses with annual taxable turnover exceeding SRD 1 million are required to register and others may voluntarily register. Non-resident suppliers providing digital services to non-taxable persons in Suriname […]
The General Tax Directorate of the Republic of Uruguay has published on its website the following technical documents for the electronic fiscal documents (CFE) in the production environment: CFE: CFE v23.2 format Daily report: CFE Report Format v13 Response Message: Response Message Format v15 Schema: XSDs_FE_V1.42.1 XSD_Formato_Envío de Información Proveedores de SW v1.5.
The internal revenue service of Ecuador has published on its website a new version of the guide for taxpayers on the request for authorization to issue electronic receipts. The guide establishes the requirements and instructions to access the issuance of electronic receipts in a test environment and later in a production environment, and details the […]
The Chilean Internal Revenue Service published Circular No. 50 with instructions on the forthcoming entry into force of the modifications introduced by Law No. 21,420, which reduces or eliminates tax exemptions. Among its modifications is the change in the definition of the basic taxable event “service” which is defined as “the action or provision that one […]
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador has recently approved Decree 487 with relevant reforms to the Tax Code, introducing the initial and general legal framework for its mandatory electronic invoicing system, for which there is currently no provision under the country’s tax legislation. The Decree defines the different types of Electronic Fiscal Documents (Documentos Tributários […]
The Argentinian tax authority (AFIP) has established the procedure for linking the electronic transport document for flour (Remito Electrónico Harinero – REH) with the electronic sales invoice that supports the operations of sale of flour and by-products derived from the milling of wheat. As recently established for the e-transport document for meats (Remito Electrónico Cárnico […]
The Uruguayan tax authority (DGI) has informed that Version 23.2 of the CFE Format document (electronic fiscal documents), version 13 of the Report Format document, version 15 of the Response Message Format and XSD schema version 1.42.1 are now available for testing. The new versions and their XSD schemas are published in the Functional and […]
The Argentinian tax authority (AFIP), by means of Resolution 5259/2022, established the obligation to consign the number of the electronic document for the transport of meats (Remito Electrónico Cárnico – REC) in the electronic sales invoice that support the operations of sale of meat and by-products derived from the slaughter of the cattle/buffalo species and […]
The Uruguayan tax authority (DGI) has published new technical documentation regarding version 23.2 of the Formato Comprobantes Fiscales Electrónicos – CFE (electronic invoice) document. In this new version, the text of the validation of indicator 16 for elements B-C4 and D-C7 are modified. The new document version is available for download at: https://www.efactura.dgi.gub.uy/files/formato_cfe_v23_2-pdf?es
The Tax authority in Chile (SII) published Resolución Exenta N° 66 requiring taxpayers performing purchasing and sales of foreign currency to follow the technical instructions on how to register these operations in their DTE’s issued for these operations. The resolution includes in its annex the rules that must be implemented by taxpayers carrying out these […]
Following the recently released draft publication, the Peruvian tax authority, SUNAT, published Resolución de Superintendencia 000123-2022 on 12 July 2022, officially modifying the rules regarding the country’s e-transport document, the Guía de Remisión Electrónica – GRE. As provided in the draft, the official resolution requires mandatory issuance of the e-transport document electronically, no longer allowing […]