Peru: Published Amendments to the Transfer Pricing Provision in the Official Gazette
Peru published the Legislative Decree No. 1369 (the Decree) on 2 August 2018 in the Official Gazette. The degree amends the transfer pricing provision of the Income Tax Law in order to be aligned with the BEPS project. The main amendments to the
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Peru’s Congress enacted Law 30823 on 19 July 2018 granting President Power to enact new tax legislation for a short period on specific issues. The President has 60 calendar days till 17 September 2018 to issue new tax legislation. The issues are
See MorePeru: Tax administration issues resolution regarding master file and CbC reporting requirements
The tax administration (Superintendencia Nacional de Administración Tributaria, SUNAT) issued Resolution 163-2018/SUNAT (the Resolution) on 29 June 2018 which was published in the Official Gazette. The Resolution sets out the rules for preparing
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On 3 November 2017, the tax Administration in Peru issued report no. 039-2017-SUNAT/7T0000, clarifying the exchange rate applicable to capital gains arising from the transfer of shares. The report refers to a transaction as part of which a
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On 21 June 2018, the President of Peru authorized the Minister of Economy and Finance to sign the multilateral convention to implement tax treaty related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting. On 7 December 2016, Peru became a member
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On 18 January 2018, the Peruvian tax authorities (SUNAT) issued Ruling N° 014-2018/SUNAT requiring taxpayers to electronically submit the local file on an annual basis in June of the following year. The due date for the submission of the first
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The Peruvian Government issued transfer pricing (TP) regulations (Supreme Decree N° 333-2007-EF) on 17 November 2017 with detail guidance on the preparation and submission of the country-by country (CbC) report. According to amendments made to
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In Peru, Law Decree No. 1312 was published on 31 December 2016. The Decree amended the existing Transfer pricing reporting requirement by accepting the proposed changes by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) within the
See MorePeru-FTA with Honduras entered into force
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Peru and Honduras entered into force on 1 January 2017. The new trade agreement immediately abolished Honduran taxes on 84% of Peruvian exports and provided that the remaining duties will be eliminated within
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The Social Security Agreement between Canada and Peru will enter into force on 1st March 2017. It will be effective from 1st March
See MorePeru: Amendments to income tax rates
In Peru, Law Decrees Nos. 1258 and 1261 establishing certain amendments to the Income Tax Law were published in the Official Gazette on 8 and 10 December 2016 respectively. According to the amendments the general corporate income tax rate has been
See MorePeru-Issued Decree on temporary tax amnesty regime to regularize unreported assets
The Executive Branch of Peru issued Decree No. 1264 on 11 December 2016 providing for a temporary tax amnesty regime to regularize unreported assets. The benefits of the tax amnesty regime are the abolition of fines, sanctions and any past income
See MorePeru: Government proposes higher corporate taxes
In August 2016 the Government of Peru presented a bill to the parliament which stated its intention to increase corporate income tax for large and medium-sized companies but to reduce it for small companies. The standard rate for large companies
See MoreIMF report comments on Peru’s fiscal policy
On 15 July 2016 the IMF published a report following the conclusion of talks with Peru under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Peru’s economy has weathered the economic crisis and has become the largest growing in the South America
See MoreIMF report comments on the economic policy of Peru
On 13 June 2016 the IMF published on its website a concluding statement following the completion of discussions with Peru under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Peru’s economic growth fell in 2014 as a result of declines in
See MorePeru-New transfer pricing declaration forms
The tax authority (SUNAT) in Peru on 30 April 2016 published two new transfer pricing-related forms (Form No. 3530 & Form No. 3560). Form No. 3560 modifies and replaces the prior version of the electronic form No 1630. These new forms are to be
See MorePeru- guidelines published on corporate and personal income tax returns for tax year 2015
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
See MorePeru- New filing conditions and requirements for the tax year 2015 published
The tax authorities of Peru published Resolution No. 358-2015 in the Official Gazette on 30 December 2015. The Resolution establishes new filing conditions and requirements for the entities and individuals of the income tax return for tax year
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