On 6 May 2024, Decree No. 385/2024 was published in the Official Gazette, extending the scope of the Impuesto PAÍS (“PAIS Tax”) to include the acquisition of foreign currency to distribute profits and dividends, as well as to repatriate nonresidents’ portfolio investments, generated from payments received in Argentina for these concepts from 1 September 2019. In addition, the tax will also apply to the subscription of BOPREAL bonds for the previous purposes.
On 28 February 2024, Regulatory Resolution 11/2024 (“RR 11/2024”) of the Tax Agency of the Province of Buenos Aires (TABA) was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Buenos Aires. The resolution regulates the additional advance payment (“Additional Advance Payment”) on gross income tax (GIT) established in Article 136 of Law 15,479 (Tax Law 2024), which establishes that taxpayers who comply with the parameters established in the RR 11/2024 shall pay an additional GIT advance payment equal to four times the amount of tax determined in the advance payment for the month of October 2023.