As reported on several specialized websites in Argentina, as of April, Buenos Aires Provice’s Government announced that a new tax will be charged on streaming platforms monthly subscription, which will mean a 2% increase on Netflix and Spotify bills, and other OTTs that will be affected by the measure. The new tax is based on [...]
The Argentine Authors and Composers Company (SADAIC) announced on its website that it will start charging a tax for intellectual property rights in that country to broadcasts of gigs and music festivals, a modality that became widespread due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The tax will be equivalent to 12% of the total income to the [...]
The Argentine Cinema and Audiovisual Arts National Institute’s (INCAA) President, Luis Puenzo, stated that the entity he chairs is working to collect a new ‘film tax’ from OTTs such as Netflix and others, in order to support cinema and film productions in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic (Coronavirus). In statements made in the [...]
Although a resolution made by the Buenos Aires Province (Argentina) Collection Agency established that a new tax should be applied for digital services provided abroad from December 1st, its implementation was postponed for next year, for technical reasons. In Argentina, there are some provinces that are already applying taxes on foreign digital platforms. The measure [...]
The Costa Rican Infocommunication and Technology Chamber (Infocom) warned about an eventual tax collection on cable and satellite TV and digital platforms, which will affect more than 833 thousand subscribers. This is a new 1.5% tax, which is intended to finance the country’s film industry. ‘The project’s aim is to achieve income from cross-border digital [...]
According to estimations made by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), applying taxes to digital platforms will allow Chile to collect USD 40 million per year. The figure is lower than the one calculated by the Government, when it presented a measure referred to the Tax Reform, in which it indicated [...]
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) considered that Mexico could obtain revenues valued in USD 178.8 million per year if it charges VAT to digital platforms and charges 3% for intermediation services from platforms like Netflix and others. The entity established in its report ‘Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and [...]
Many Argentine provinces charge an aliquot on online subscription platforms like Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb and others. It is added to 21% Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on digital content from international platforms sales, which Government started charging in the first half 2018. Salta province announced it will apply a 3.6% extra in OTT prices, which [...]
Alfonso Swett, president of Chilean Confederation of Production and Commerce (CPC), propose to charge a new tax and a major tribute to OTTs, more expensive than the ones introduced by the Government. ‘Taxes must have at least a 19% rate, that means over 10% proposed by the tax modernization’, he pointed. In his speech at [...]
