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El Salvador Publishes Tax Havens List for 2018

27 October 2017

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El Salvador

The Salvadoran tax authority has published Guide DG-001/2017, which includes a revised list of jurisdictions and territories that are considered tax havens for tax purposes for the 2018 tax year (replaces Guide DG-001/2016). In general, payments made to recipients domiciled in a listed jurisdiction/territory are subject to an increased withholding tax of 25%. In certain cases, payments to entities under a particular preferential tax regime will be subject to increased withholding, but not the jurisdiction as a whole. Entities in jurisdictions that are not listed may also be subject to increased withholding if meeting the statutory definition for being deemed...