The Peruvian tax administration published on its website the guidelines (cartilla de instrucciones) for filing the corporate and individual income tax returns for tax year 2015. The guidelines are available as from March 2016. The guidelines clarify the main concepts regarding income tax and provide guidance on the assessment of the tax, applicable tax rates, and requirements to be met when filing the tax return.
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