Americas

Chile: Chilean Tax Authority Creates Transnational Financial Fraud Coordination Board

On 17 August 2026, the Chilean Internal Revenue Service (SII), in collaboration with ten public sector entities and private sector associations, formally inaugurated the National Coordination Board against Transnational Financial Fraud (Mesa Nacional de Coordinacion contra el Fraude Financiero Transnacional), a pioneering initiative designed to strengthen cross-border tax enforcement and combat illicit financial flows that

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Peru: SUNAT Launches Tax Receipt Lottery to Boost Voluntary Invoicing Compliance

As of 17 August 2026, SUNAT has officially launched the Tax Receipt Lottery initiative, a pioneering digital program designed to stimulate voluntary compliance with Peru’s Value Added Tax (GV) obligations by incentivizing taxpayers to request and retain electronic payment documentation such as boletas and recibos por honorarios during routine commercial transactions. The initiative operates within

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Peru: SUNAT Streamlines Coactive Collection Payments for Third-Party Withholding

On 17 August 2026, SUNAT published Resolution of Superintendence No. 00011-2026/SUNAT, introducing a streamlined procedure that permits taxpayers to discharge coactive collection resolutions arising from third-party embargoes entirely through the Servicio de Pagos sin Clave SOL, SUNAT’s unified digital payment gateway integrated with the electronic taxpayer bucket (Buzón Electrónico). This regulatory update addresses longstanding procedural

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Peru: Peru SUNAT Requires 60,000 Entities to File Beneficial Owner Declaration

On 17 August 2026, Peru’s National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration (SUNAT) announced that approximately 60,000 legal entities must file a Beneficial Owner Declaration (Declaración del Beneficiario Final). This obligation applies to companies that declared net income of up to 50 Tax Units (UIT) during the 2024 fiscal year. The measure aligns with Peru’s

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Paraguay: Paraguay Treasury Starts Week with 47.7 Billion Gs in Supplier Payments

As of 17 August 2026, the Public Treasury of Paraguay initiated the weekly payment cycle with a disbursement exceeding 47.7 billion Gs to State providers and creditors, marking the commencement of the standard weekly treasury operation designed to sustain public sector liquidity and operational continuity. The transfer encompasses Solicitudes de Transferencia de Recursos (STRs) processed

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Barbados: Barbados Revenue Authority Extends Filing Deadline for CRS and FATCA

On 17 August 2026, the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) issued Guidance Note 16, formally extending the filing deadline for Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) information returns for the 2025 reporting year. The extension moves the due date from the original 30 June 2026 to 30 September 2026, a three-month

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Chile: Chile Releases September 2026 Tax Penalty Interest Tables

On 17 August 2026, the Chilean Internal Revenue Service (SII) published Circular No. 34, releasing the official calculation tables for monetary adjustments (reajustes) and penalties (multas) applicable to tax obligations due in September 2026. These tables are derived from the monthly variation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the statutory interest rates established in

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Dominican Republic: DGII Reports Receipt of Over Two Billion Electronic Fiscal Documents in 2026

On August 17, 2026, the Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII) announced that it has successfully received more than two billion (2,000,000,000) electronic fiscal documents (Comprobantes Fiscales Electrónicos, CFEs) since the inception of the electronic invoicing system in 2014. This milestone reflects the widespread adoption of electronic invoicing across all taxpayer segments, driven by successive

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Jamaica: Jamaica Christiana Tax Office Serves 41,000 Since February Relocation

On 17 August 2026, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) reported that the relocated Christiana Tax Office has served over 41,442 customers since commencing operations at its new Struan Castle location on 1 February 2026. The relocation from the former Christiana premises—which had operated for over three decades in a repurposed commercial building with limited space, inadequate

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Peru: Peru SUNAT: 60,000 Taxpayers to File Beneficial Ownership Declaration

On 17 August 2026, Peru’s National Superintendence of Customs and Tax Administration (SUNAT) announced that nearly 60,000 taxpayers are required to submit the Beneficial Ownership Declaration (Declaración de Beneficiario Final) in compliance with Legislative Decree No. 1372 and its implementing regulations. This obligation targets legal entities and other structures to enhance transparency and combat tax

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