Interest deductibility and thin capitalization rules after the Peruvian Income Tax Law and BEPS Action 4

Authors

  • Francisco Botto Denegri Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

    Abogado. Ex asociado de Hansen-Holm, Alonso & Cía. (Coopers & Lybrand). Profesor de Derecho Tributario en la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). Socio de DLA Piper, Lima, Perú.

    Contacto: fbotto@dlapiper.pe

  • Sheila Espinal Cragg DLA Piper

    Abogada. Máster en Finanzas y Derecho Coorporativo por la Universidad ESAN.  Miembro del Grupo Peruano de la Asociación ciación Fiscal Internacional (IFA). Asociada principal de DLA Piper, Lima, Perú.

    Correo: sespinal@dlapiper.pe 

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/themis.201902.013

Keywords:

thin capitalization rules;, income tax, main economic contributors, BEPS Action 4, interest deductibility

Abstract

Legislative Decree 1424 and Supreme Decree 338-2018-EF were aimed at modifying the Income Tax Law in matter of interest deductibility. The aforementioned Decrees have modified the thin capitalization rules by which companies established in Peru were regulated. Thereby, these adjustments seem to move the goalposts where foreign investment is concerned.

In this article, the authors review the evolution of the thin capitalization framework in recent decades. Based on this concept, they analyze the rules in force until 2018 as well as those enacted between 2019 and 2020. Through this approach, they criticize the implementation of the BEPS Action 4 rules that will be applicable from 2021 since their effects will have economic repercussions both internally and externally.

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Published

2019-08-31

How to Cite

Botto Denegri, F., & Espinal Cragg, S. (2019). Interest deductibility and thin capitalization rules after the Peruvian Income Tax Law and BEPS Action 4. THEMIS Revista De Derecho, (76), 213–224. https://doi.org/10.18800/themis.201902.013

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