Paraguay stands out amongst most South American countries as being the one most at risk of substantial jurisdictional top-up tax for in-scope groups under Pillar Two.
Its standard rate of corporate income tax is 10% under Article 21 of Law No. 6,380/19 on the Modernization and Simplification of the National Tax System. This is in contrast to other South American jurisdictions that have much higher standard rates of corporate income tax, such as:
Brazil – 34%
Argentina – 35%
Chile – 27%
Peru – 29.5%
Columbia – 35%
Venezuela – 34%
Guyana – 40%
Mexico – 30%
Nicaragua – 30%
Ecuador – 25%
Bolivia – 25%
Uruguay – 25%
Article 1 of Law No. 6,380/19 on the Modernization and Simplification of the National Tax System establishes a territorial basis for corporate income tax in Paraguay. As such, only income from Paraguayan sources is taxable, subject to a number of exceptions. For instance, Article 6 of Law 6,380/19 provides that Paraguayan source income includes:
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