Based on the recent works of organizations involved in international taxation, this paper addresses the prevalence the Peruvian Income Tax Law grants to local comparables. For such purpose, the author proposes some potential solutions to face the absence of local comparables in our jurisdiction, and how through them efficient market differences adjustments can be made.

Based on the recent works of organizations involved in international taxation, this paper addresses the prevalence the Peruvian Income Tax Law grants to local comparables. For such purpose, the author proposes some potential solutions to face the absence of local comparables in our jurisdiction, and how through them efficient market differences adjustments can be made.

Based on the recent works of organizations involved in international taxation, this paper addresses the prevalence the Peruvian Income Tax Law grants to local comparables. For such purpose, the author proposes some potential solutions to face the absence of local comparables in our jurisdiction, and how through them efficient market differences adjustments can be made.

La Administración Tributaria como consecuencia de las fiscalizaciones de precios de transferencia ha venido realizando ajustes secundarios determinando la existencia de dividendos presuntos gravados con las tasas del 4.1% o 5% en base a cualquier ajuste a la base imponible del Impuesto a la Renta por Precios de Transferencia efectuado por ella; sin embargo, consideramos que el ajuste secundario, conforme lo está llevando a cabo la SUNAT, no tiene asidero legal; tal posición ha sido corroborada por recientes pronunciamientos del Tribunal Fiscal los cuales analizaremos en el presente trabajo. Puede conocer los comentarios del autor/a sobre el artículo aquí: https://youtu.be/txb1s_wC2b4

In the current globalization state, emerges an important problem referred to tax deferral, committed by those who, taking advantage of their belonging to entities domiciled abroad, are able to avoid paying taxes for what the yearn. In these cases, the governments are theo nes impaired, because they do not perceive the incomes they should. This is the reason why a Fiscal Transparency Regime is proposed, so that those incomes can be assessed. In this article, the author analyses the recent incorporation of that transparency regime to Peruvian legislation and accomplishes to build a scheme that, while comparing national legislation with other regimes abroad, permits to explain its main characteristics, as well as its benefits and deficiencies.

Tax treaties to avoid the double taxation signed by a country have consequences for the future, but they can also modify the terms of treaties that are already in force, in case these contain most-favoured-nation clauses. In this line, taxpayers and companies, particularly, as well as the Tax Administration must be alert, regarding topotential modifications of the terms of the Peruvian tax treaties already in force; mainly about the withholding tax rate applied to royalties in the Convention subscribed with Chile and the withholding tax rates applied to dividends, interests and royalties in the Convention subscribed with Canada, taking into account that both of the mentioned tax treaties contain most-favoured-nation clauses for those kind of income. The Ministry of Economy, as the entity in charge of negotiations of the bilateral conventions, according to Law Decree 25883, has the respon...

Tax Administration has issued resolutions assessing deemed dividends as secondary adjustments with the rates of 4.1% or 5% as a consequence of having proposed a primary adjustment in a transfer pricing audit. However, we believe this assessment, in the way that SUNAT is applying it, does not have legal basis. This position has been ratified by recent Sentences issued by the Fiscal Tribunal.

The main objective of this study is to expose the corporative income taxation granted by the legislations of different Latin American countries, trying to identify and analyze trends that  emerge  from  such  treatment. This paper does not intend to make a critical or comprehensive analysis of the corporative income taxation. This paper identifies the most important issues of the resident’s income taxation, deductible expenses, non-resident taxation and withholdings, and the anti-avoidance measures introduced by the domestic legislation of Latin American countries in order to avoid the base erosion.

In the current globalization state, emerges an important problem referred to tax deferral, committed by those who, taking advantage of their belonging to entities domiciled abroad, are able to avoid paying taxes for what the yearn. In these cases, the governments are theo nes impaired, because they do not perceive the incomes they should. This is the reason why a Fiscal Transparency Regime is proposed, so that those incomes can be assessed. In this article, the author analyses the recent incorporation of that transparency regime to Peruvian legislation and accomplishes to build a scheme that, while comparing national legislation with other regimes abroad, permits to explain its main characteristics, as well as its benefits and deficiencies.

El trabajo se justifica en el desconocimiento que tienen los operadores del derecho sobre el papel de las Guías de Precios de Transferencia de la OCDE en el Perú, así como de las medidas que como consecuencia de las Acciones 8 a 10 del Plan BEPS contra el desvío de utilidades y la erosión de la base, han sido incorporadas a la legislación. En tal sentido, se identifican las normas introducidas en nuestro sistema legislativo con posterioridad al Plan BEPS a partir del ejercicio 2016 y también los lineamientos no recogidos por el legislador, para conocer sus alcances, particularidades y evaluar la conveniencia de su incorporación. Adicionalmente, se delimitan los alcances de las Guías como herramientas interpretativas del sistema de precios de transferencia vigente en el país dentro del sistema de fuentes. Se demuestra la hipótesis de que se han emitido diversas disposiciones qu...

The main objective of this study is to expose the corporative income taxation granted by the legislations of different Latin American countries, trying to identify and analyze trends that emerge from such treatment. This paper does not intend to make a critical or comprehensive analysis of the corporative income taxation. This paper identifies the most important issues of the resident’s income taxation, deductible expenses, non-resident taxation and withholdings, and the anti-avoidance measures introduced by the domestic legislation of Latin American countries in order to avoid the base erosion.

This paper analyzes the incidence in our country of the recommendations provided by the OECD in its Guide on the implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on transfer pricing Guidance on the transfer pricing implications of the COVID-19 pandemic published on December 18, 2020 and which represents the consensus perspective of the more than 137 members of the BEPS Inclu-sive Framework, among which is Peru, regarding the application of the arm’s length principle for problems generated or exacerbated by the pandemic. In particular, the problem of comparability analysis is evaluated in a scenario of lack of comparable transactions and companies in the 2020 and subsequent years affected by the pandemic. Likewise, the issue of losses is addressed from two perspectives, those as a comparable result and the generation of losses in business models with limited risk. It is concluded that several of t...

El Procedimiento de Acuerdo Mutuo (PAM) constituye un mecanismo de solución de controversias propio de los Convenios para evitar la Doble Imposición (CDI), el cual ha sido previsto por el Perú en sus ocho convenios bilaterales; sin embargo, en nuestro país no se han implementado los procedimientos mínimos para su efectivo funcionamiento. No obstante, el compromiso asumido por el Perú como parte del marco inclusivo formado por la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE) relativo al estándar mínimo para garantizar el acceso de la empresa al PAM y la ratificación expresa del citado estándar a través del convenio multilateral, firmado el 2018, no se ha plasmado, a la fecha, en lineamiento alguno o guía para lograr tal objetivo. En tal escenario, más de 20 años después de que el Perú iniciara su red de CDI, urge la necesidad de implementar el PAM, ...

El trabajo se justifica en el desconocimiento que tienen los operadores del derecho sobre el papel de las Guías de Precios de Transferencia de la OCDE en el Perú, así como de las medidas que como consecuencia de las Acciones 8 a 10 del Plan BEPS contra el desvío de utilidades y la erosión de la base, han sido incorporadas a la legislación. En tal sentido, se identifican las normas introducidas en nuestro sistema legislativo con posterioridad al Plan BEPS a partir del ejercicio 2016 y también los lineamientos no recogidos por el legislador, para conocer sus alcances, particularidades y evaluar la conveniencia de su incorporación. Adicionalmente, se delimitan los alcances de las Guías como herramientas interpretativas del sistema de precios de transferencia vigente en el país dentro del sistema de fuentes. Se demuestra la hipótesis de que se han emitido diversas disposiciones qu...

The main objective of this study is to expose the corporative income taxation granted by the legislations of different Latin American countries, trying to identify and analyze trends that  emerge  from  such  treatment. This paper does not intend to make a critical or comprehensive analysis of the corporative income taxation. This paper identifies the most important issues of the resident’s income taxation, deductible expenses, non-resident taxation and withholdings, and the anti-avoidance measures introduced by the domestic legislation of Latin American countries in order to avoid the base erosion.

Tax Administration has issued resolutions assessing deemed dividends as secondary adjustments with the rates of 4.1% or 5% as a consequence of having proposed a primary adjustment in a transfer pricing audit. However, we believe this assessment, in the way that SUNAT is applying it, does not have legal basis. This position has been ratified by recent Sentences issued by the Fiscal Tribunal.

In the current globalization state, emerges an important problem referred to tax deferral, committed by those who, taking advantage of their belonging to entities domiciled abroad, are able to avoid paying taxes for what the yearn. In these cases, the governments are theo nes impaired, because they do not perceive the incomes they should. This is the reason why a Fiscal Transparency Regime is proposed, so that those incomes can be assessed. In this article, the author analyses the recent incorporation of that transparency regime to Peruvian legislation and accomplishes to build a scheme that, while comparing national legislation with other regimes abroad, permits to explain its main characteristics, as well as its benefits and deficiencies.