The private sector has denounced that on top of the negative effect of the new tax of 1.5%, are delays in the payment of $19 million in tax refunds.
Added to this is the cost for companies of undergoing tax audits required by the Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI) to justify their financial position and request an adjustment in the payment of 1.5% of income tax to be paid by those generating sales of over $456 thousand.
A law decree under discussion in Congress seeks to grant a tax amnesty on penalties and interest to taxpayers with outstanding accounts with the State.
The draft submitted by the secretary of the CN, Rigoberto Chang Castillo, would grant amnesty to tax charges such as taxes and contributions for improvements, fees, surcharges, fines and surcharges, which must be paid no later than July 31 of the current year .
The Honduran Council of Private Enterprise says that reform of the Law on Income Tax is unconstitutional because it is confiscatory.
An article in Elheraldo.hn reports that "The Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP) argues that legislative approval of the Evasion Measures Act to income tax is unconstitutional, confiscatory and violates a judgment of the Supreme Court dated February 1, 2012. "
With the publication in the official daily newspaper, a 1% increase on income tax (ISR) comes into force.
The amendment to the income tax law adopted by Congress applies only to companies with revenues in excess of $529 thousand (10 million lempiras). The increase will be applicable for the fiscal year beginning in 2011.
"According to the Executive Directorate of Revenue (DEI), the amendment adds 1% to the gross revenue for the tax period and corresponds to physical and legal persons who declare losses for two, three, four and up to 10 years without paying any tax" , noted an article in Elheraldo.hn
"There are people with annual expenditures over $ 150,000, but only declare $ 26,000 in income" stated the Executive Director of Revenue (DEI), José Oswaldo Guillén.
With regards to the tax evasion and fraud plan announced in December by the Secretary of Finance, William Chong Wong, starting the first day of January the method of alleged income to individuals in liberal professions will be applied.
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