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21 January 2021 Peru enacts new preferential tax regime for agribusiness In Law 31110 (published 31 December 2020, in the Official Gazette), Peru enacted a new preferential tax regime for agribusiness. The regime, which is effective as of 1 January 2021, replaces the prior preferential tax regime for agribusiness (Law 27360 and Urgency Decree 043-2019) repealed on 6 December 2020.
The regime does not apply to taxpayers engaged in activities related to wheat, tobacco, oil seeds, oils and beer. It also excludes producers organized in producer associations. The regime applies a 15% corporate income tax (CIT) rate (versus a 29.5% rate) to net income at or below 1,700 Tax Units (approx. US$2,060,606) from 2021 to 2030. Taxpayers with net income at or below 1,700 Tax Units in the tax year may also claim an income tax credit equal to 10% of reinvestments (amount from profits used to improve the competitiveness of agribusiness) that prioritize the implementation of a technical irrigation system. The credit is capped at 70% of the taxpayer’s annual profits from 2021 to 2030. The regime requires taxpayers to pay estimated income taxes monthly. The estimated taxes equal a percentage of the month’s net income. The percentages, which vary depending on the applicable corporate rates, are:
A 20% accelerated depreciation rate per year applies to investments in hydraulic and irrigation infrastructure. Regime participants may request an early refund of VAT applied to the import and acquisition of local new capital goods, new intermediate goods, services and construction agreements carried out during the pre-operative stage. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ernst & Young Asesores S.C.R.L, Lima
Ernst & Young LLP (United States), Latin American Business Center, New York
Ernst & Young Abogados, Latin America Business Center, Madrid
Ernst & Young LLP (United Kingdom), Latin American Business Center, London
Ernst & Young Tax Co., Latin American Business Center, Japan & Asia Pacific
Document ID: 2021-5078 |