07 January 2020

Argentine Central Bank extends foreign exchange restrictions

Taxpayers are permanently required to follow the foreign exchange regulations that expired on December 31, 2019.

On January 3, 2020, the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA for its Spanish acronym) issued Communiques A 6,854/2019 and A 6,856/2019, which permanently extended the foreign exchange regulations that expired on December 31, 2019. The general guidelines of the foreign exchange regulations were described in Tax Alerts 2019-1567 and 2020-0014.

Companies doing business and different stakeholders investing in Argentina should consider the consequences of the changes and evaluate the effect on their current or future Argentine operations.

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Contact Information
For additional information concerning this Alert, please contact:
 
Pistrelli, Henry Martin & Asociados S.R.L., Buenos Aires
   • Carlos Casanovas (carlos.casanovas@ar.ey.com)
   • Gustavo Scravaglieri (gustavo.scravaglieri@ar.ey.com)
   • Ariel Becher (ariel.becher@ar.ey.com)
   • Patricia Buccino (patricia.buccino@ar.ey.com)
   • Sabrina Maiorano (sabrina.maiorano@ar.ey.com)
   • Agustina Paradiso (agustina.p.paradiso@ar.ey.com)
Ernst & Young, LLP, Latin America Business Center, New York
   • Ana Mingramm (ana.mingramm@ey.com)
   • Pablo Wejcman (pablo.wejcman@ey.com)
   • Enrique Perez Grovas (enrique.perezgrovas@ey.com)
   • Juan Ignacio Pernin (juan.ignacio.pernin@ey.com)

Document ID: 2020-0031