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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El Salvador launches tax amnesty programme for debt relief
El Salvador's Ministry of Finance has introduced a new tax amnesty programme, enabling the settlement of outstanding tax and customs obligations without interest, surcharges, or fines. The 2024 Tax Amnesty aims to assist insolvent taxpayers in
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El Salvador, Peru resumes talks for FTA
Peru’s government announced that El Salvador and Peru will restart negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) on 22 August 2024. This decision follows a meeting between officials from both nations in El Salvador. Both countries aim to
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El Salvador to grant tax exemption for fintech, digital finance firms
El Salvador's Ministry of Economy has reportedly presented a draft bill to the Legislative Assembly, proposing new tax incentives for fintech and digital financial service companies. The bill, titled “Law for the Promotion of Fintech Entities
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El Salvador exempts foreign earnings from income tax
El Salvador’s Legislative Decree No. 969 – published on 14 March 2024 in the Official Gazette – broadens the scope of income exempted from income tax, as per Article 3 of the Income Tax Law, which effectively exempts all foreign-sourced
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El Salvador offers tax exemption for foreign investments and money transfers
On 13 March 2024, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador announced that it passed reforms to the Income Tax Law. The reforms offer an income tax exemption on foreign investments in the country. In an X (formerly Twitter) post, President Nayib
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El Salvador notifies delinquent tax payment interest rates for 2024
El Salvador’s Ministry of Finance released a notice detailing the applicable interest rates for delinquent tax payments from 1 February 2024 to 31 July 2024. The notice specified the annual interest rate of 7.53%, which has been raised to 11.53%
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El Salvador: Congress extends tax amnesty until December 2023
El Salvador’s Congress has passed a tax amnesty, which is open to taxpayers only until 31 December 2023 and permits regularizing monthly and/or annual obligations (including customs) arising until September 2023. Legislative Decree No. 875
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El Salvador: MoF extends tax amnesty up to 30 September 2023
The Ministry of Finance of El Salvador has introduced a new tax amnesty regime allowing taxpayers to settle their outstanding tax and customs obligations up to 30 September 2023. The El Salvador tax authorities will waive all incurring interest,
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