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19 May 2020

2020 Guide to Latin America | M&A Tax Highlights

The EY M&A Tax Highlights | 2020 Guide to Latin America publication, attached below, was created to provide at-a-glance key M&A tax highlights for eight of the major Latin American jurisdictions. Examples of the key highlights per jurisdiction include:

  • The basics (i.e., tax authority, basis and year, corporate income, capital gains and withholding tax (WHT) rates, value-added tax (VAT) and statute of limitations)
  • Asset purchase vs. share purchase
  • Tax-free reorganizations
  • Transfer pricing
  • Net operating losses (NOLs)
  • Foreign vs. Domestic holding companies
  • Controlled foreign corporation (CFC) rules
  • Restrictions on foreign investments
  • Reporting requirements

The content provided in this guide is based on information current as of January 2020 unless otherwise indicated within the text of the chapter. This is the premier edition of the guide and more jurisdictions will be added in future versions.

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2020 Guide to Latin America | M&A Tax Highlights

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