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Latin America and Caribbean

The country has overseen better audit procedures and demonstrated commitment to acting as a 'regional leader' on international tax matters, the OECD said
Chile’s revamped GAAR marks a shift toward structural scrutiny, pushing MNEs to strengthen tax governance, economic substance and compliance strategies
While the IBS incorporates taxable events previously covered by state and municipal taxes, its governance and operational logic represent a significant departure from the legacy model
Brazil’s shift to a nationwide consumption tax is more than conceptual; it fundamentally transforms municipal revenue, enforcement, and administrative disputes
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  • Sponsored by Trench Rossi e Watanabe
    Clarissa Machado Miras of Trench Rossi e Watanabe (in cooperation with Baker McKenzie) provides an overview of Brazil’s uncertain approach to taxing revenues from software. Federal rules and state and municipal authorities all have different opinions.
  • Sponsored by Baker McKenzie Colombia
    Ciro Meza of Baker McKenzie Colombia looks at the simmering controversy over the tax authority’s approach to withholding tax in relation to software licensing.
  • Sponsored by Baker McKenzie Mexico
    Mexico’s tough approach to ‘standardised software’, moving ahead of the OECD’s position, leaves a lot of room for uncertainty, write Luis Adrián Jimenez-Robles, Carlos Linares-Garcia and Diana Juarez-Martinez of Baker McKenzie Mexico.
Latin American and Caribbean Jurisdictions