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Tourist dollar: what about Netflix, Spotify and the rest of the platforms

From this Thursday rules the increase from 35 to 45 percent arranged by the government for the aliquot on account of Earnings and Personal Assets in those purchases made with a credit card for consumption in dollars in travel and expenses abroad. This measure affects all operations covered by the PAIS tax, so It also includes the payment of services in dollars such as Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime, among others.

Taking into account that the price of the official dollar at the close of Wednesday was $135.15, the consumption reached as of this Thursday by the tribute will stop paying a dollar of $223 to pay $237, below the blue dollar that was around $283. The increase, therefore, will be 6 percent.

The increase in final prices will be reflected in pesos in the invoices of streaming services.

The measure in the Official Gazette

The increase in the perception on account of Income Tax and on Personal Assets for operations with cards intended for consumption in dollars in travel and expenses abroad was published this Thursday in general resolution 5232/2022 of the Official Gazette.

According to the text, “the update in the aliquot of the perception is implemented from the recognition of the expression of taxpaying capacity of a sector of taxpayers that, fundamentally, foreign currency expenses for travel and consumption abroad.”

And adds: “The tool allows anticipating tax revenue from operations carried out in travel and consumption abroad by a group of taxpayers who express their ability to pay”.

In the event that the perceptions experienced by a taxpayer exceed the amount to be paid for Earnings and Personal Assets, the excess will be refunded.

Likewise, monotributistas, self-employed workers, workers in a dependency relationship and retirees who carry out operations in foreign currency but who are not covered by the taxes on Income and on Personal Assets may request the reimbursement of the perception.

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