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El Salvador Publishes Tax Havens List for 2021

24 September 2020

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El Salvador

El Salvador's Ministry of Finance has published General Guide DG-02/2020, which includes the list of jurisdictions and territories that are considered tax havens for tax purposes for the 2021 fiscal year, including low and no tax jurisdictions/territories. 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. In addition to the increased withholding, other impacts include that transactions with parties in a listed jurisdiction/territory are...