06 November 2019

Paraguay announces tax reform applicability dates

Taxpayers should be aware of the various applicability dates for the tax reform provisions, especially the applicability date for the new transfer pricing rules.

Paraguay's Executive Power has issued Decree No. 2787/19, which establishes the applicability dates for the recently enacted tax reform (Law No. 6380/19) (see Tax Alert 2019-1823). Under the decree, some tax reform provisions are effective immediately. Other provisions are effective as follows:

January 1, 2020

Most of the tax reform provisions will be effective January 1, 2020, including the new business income tax, tax on dividends and earnings, personal income tax, nonresident income tax, value-added tax and excise tax provisions.

May 1, 2020

For taxpayers with an April year-end, the corporate income tax provisions will be effective May 1, 2020.

July 1, 2020

For taxpayers with a June year-end, the corporate income tax provisions will be effective July 1, 2020.

January 1, 2021

The new transfer pricing rules will be effective January 1, 2021.

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Contact Information
For additional information concerning this Alert, please contact:
 
Ernst & Young Paraguay - Auditores y Asesores de Negocios
   • Gustavo Colman (gustavo.colman@py.ey.com)
   • Angelica Schomburgk (angelica.schomburgk@py.ey.com)
   • Alvaro Hoeckle (alvaro.hoeckle@py.ey.com)
   • Tania Caceres (tania.caceres@py.ey.com)
Latin American Business Center, New York
   • Pablo Wejcman (pablo.wejcman@ey.com)
   • Ana Mingramm (ana.mingramm@ey.com)
   • Enrique Perez Grovas (enrique.perezgrovas@ey.com)

Document ID: 2019-1982