El Salvador announces benefits to encourage business expansions, tax credits range from 10% to 30%
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly enacted Decree No. 498 on 16 January 2026, which took effect on 24 January 2026, with the aim to stimulate the national economy by offering tax incentives to established companies that increase their local
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El Salvador: MoF extends hours at express service centres to support taxpayers
El Salvador’s Ministry of Finance announced that, starting 1 December 2025, all Express Service Centres will operate with extended hours to better serve taxpayers. The new schedule is as follows: Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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US: Trade deals with several countries pledge to avoid discriminatory treatment of US digital goods, services
The Trump Administration's trade framework agreements, announced this week by the White House, include commitments from Argentina (signed 13 November 2025), Ecuador (signed 13 November 2025), El Salvador (signed 13 November 2025), Guatemala (signed
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El Salvador offers tax amnesty for pending obligations through July 2025
Regfollower Desk El Salvador's Legislative Assembly has introduced Decree No. 427 of 25 October 2025, which establishes a Special and Transitory Law to provide a tax amnesty regime. This initiative, spearheaded by the President and the Minister
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El Salvador to introduce tax amnesty programme for outstanding tax, customs debts
Finance Commission approved a plan allowing taxpayers to clear overdue tax and customs debts without interest or penalties. El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly reported that on 13 October 2025, the Finance Commission gave a positive
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El Salvador: DGII introduces Form F-935 to report withholding taxes by foreign agents, individuals, entities
The notice instructs foreign agents to report all withholding taxes on the Form by the 15th of the month after the taxes were withheld. El Salvador’s tax administration (DGII) released a notice on 30 September 2025, introducing Form F-935 for
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El Salvador: MoF publishes guidance on preferential tax jurisdictions
El Salvador lists low- and no-tax jurisdictions for 2026, with related tax rules and treaty guidance. El Salvador's Ministry of Finance ( MOF) issued guidance MH.UVI.DGII/006.002/2025 on countries considered to have preferential tax regimes with
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El Salvador: Congress approves tax on foreign NGO donations
El Salvador's Congress approved a new law, on 20 May 2025, which imposes a 30% tax on transactions from foreign donors to local organisations. The law is set to take effect eight days after its publication in the official gazette. The
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El Salvador raises interest rates for late tax payments
El Salvador's Ministry of Finance has raised interest rates for late tax payments applicable from 1 February to 31 July 2025. The annual interest rate is set at 7.99% (up from 7.53%) and will increase to 11.99% (up from 11.53%) if payment is
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El Salvador amends VAT and withholding tax returns
El Salvador’s Ministry of Finance has introduced new fields to Form 07 and Form 14, which taxpayers will be required to complete starting 1 February 2025. The forms have been updated to include the following changes: Sales to taxpayers;
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El Salvador ends bitcoin tax payments
El Salvador's parliament has approved changes to the 2021 law that made Bitcoin a legal currency on 29 January 2025. The amendments repeal provisions allowing tax payments in Bitcoin and make accepting Bitcoin voluntary for businesses instead of
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El Salvador sets deadline to update notification address for tax matters
El Salvador's Ministry of Finance has announced, on 10 January 2025, that it has set a deadline of 16 January 2025 for taxpayers to report changes to tax notification addresses. The deadline applies to taxpayers registered for VAT and legal
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El Salvador launches ‘Inspectores Fiscales Sin Fronteras’ programme to combat tax evasion
El Salvador’s Ministry of Finance has launched the "Inspectores Fiscales Sin Fronteras" programme to improve tax auditing and criminal investigations, focusing on Transfer Pricing and Tax Crime Investigation. The initiative aims to strengthen
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US, El Salvador sign customs cooperation agreement
The US signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) with El Salvador on 8 October 2024. The CMAA aims to strengthen border security and trade facilitation between the two countries. CMAAs are bilateral agreements between the United
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El Salvador releases guide on preferential jurisdiction recognition
El Salvador’s tax administration issued a guidance aimed at assisting taxpayers in identifying jurisdictions that offer preferential tax regimes with minimal or no taxation, ensuring the correct application of El Salvador’s taxation provisions,
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El Salvador releases tax havens lists for 2025
El Salvador's Ministry of Finance released the updated General Guide on preferential tax regimes (tax havens) on 27 September 2024, detailing jurisdictions and territories considered tax havens for the 2025 fiscal year, including low and no-tax
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El Salvador passes tax incentives for major real estate projects
El Salvador’s Congress (Legislative Assembly of El Salvador) approved a decree titled “Special Provisions for the Promotion and Granting of Tax Incentives to Foster the Development of High-Rise Real Estate Projects” on 23 September
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El Salvador publishes application guide for Tax Amnesty 2024
El Salvador’s General Directorate of Internal Taxes at the Ministry of Finance has released a guidance to assist taxpayers in navigating the Special and Transitory Law that provides options for the voluntary settlement of tax, customs, and other
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