GAZETTE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE DECREES Applicable depreciation for photovoltaic panels The list of assets included in the Annex No. 2 of the Regulations to the Income Tax Law named “Depreciation Method and Percentages” was amended with the aim of acknowledging depreciation as a tax-deductible expense for Income Tax purposes as follows: Asset or activity Annual…
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Gazette Summary ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTIONS Registrations, modifications or deregistrations of Taxpayers Through Resolution No. DGT-R-60.2017 of December 20, 2017, the Tax Administration clarified the necessary requirements and procedures for registration, modification or de-registration before the Taxpayers’ Registry. Likewise, the resolution details that, for economic activities, the Tax Administration adopted the Uniform International Industrial Classification (ISIC). The…
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The second Customs and Tax Amnesty in Honduras 2018 By Decree No. 51-2018 of June 6, 2018, the second Customs and Tax Amnesty of the present year was issued, published in the October 6, 2018 edition in the Official Gazette, containing the following benefits: Tax Regularization Customs and Tax amnesty Amnesty Honduran Institute of Social…
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Increase in the tax burden on the importation of juices, soft drinks and energy drinks in Nicaragua
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Due to the reform of the Tax Agreement Law published on February 28, 2019, the tax burden on the importation of juices, soft drinks, and energy drinks increased both in the Value Added Tax (VAT) and in the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC): a) Value Added Tax Previously the tax was calculated on the customs value…
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The world is changing and with it, people change their natural and legal status (companies, societies, associations, foundations, etc.), change their personal relationships, and consequently change their social and commercial relationships. With so much change, nothing is certain in life, except for two things that the president of the United States George Washington mentioned in…
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On February 28, 2019, upon publication in the Official Journal, the Gazette, the Law of Amendments and Additions to law No. 822, Tax Agreement Law (Law No. 987), which modifies significant elements of the majority of the taxes contained in the Tax Agreement Law (hereinafter the “LCT”) entered into force. Subsequently, on March 15, 2019,…
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On December 3rd, 2018, the Legislative Assembly approved the Bill entitled Tax Reform – Law of Strengthening of Public Finances. The Bill includes two major amendments to the Costa Rican tax legislation. First, the Sales Tax Law would be completely changed, since it is intended to transform the actual Sales Tax into a Value Added Tax (VAT). The…
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Acceptance of the Bill Proposed by the Costa Rican Ministry of Treasury On November 23, 2018, the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice confirmed that the Bill entitled Tax Reform – Law of Strengthening of Public Finances has no vices of unconstitutionality; therefore, the Bill will continue its process until it becomes the Law of the Republic, which…
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Tax Reform – Acceptance of the Bill Proposed by the Ministry of Treasury The special commission created for the approval of the tax reform, Bill N° 20580 – Law for the Improvement of Public Finances (the Bill), accepted, with votes from PLN, PAC, and PUSC, the proposed bill by the Ministry of Treasury a few…