Argentina Increases VAT Rates on Certain Imports
Argentina increased the value-added tax rate on certain imports, from 10 percent to 20 percent, according to a notice from Argentina’s tax authority and a May 10 report from KPMG. The change, which took effect April 17, will apply to…
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taxpayers that cannot show that they are exempt from VATs or “in situations when the imported goods are regarded by the importer as fixed assets for accounting purposes,” KPMG said. KPMG said the change may cause some importers to “experience a substantial increase of VAT credit balances -- and these may be difficult to offset against output VAT.”