The Financial Investigation Unit of the Office of El Salvador has approved extending the deadline for companies in different economic sectors to comply with the legislation aimed at preventing money laundering.

For the financial sector, the period extends from January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016. The new deadline for companies in the DNFBPs industry (Casinos and Game Centres, Precious Metals and Stones Dealers, Real Estate Companies and Intermediaries, Providers of Services for Companies and Trusts) will also be on September 30, 2016.

The other sectors "Large taxpayers and Medium Taxpayers" have the deadlines of March 31, 2017 in the first case and 30 June 2017 in the second case.

See the press release issued by the Financial Investigation Unit of the Office of El Salvador.

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