Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios

A gradual reduction in tax incentives for electric and hybrid vehicles could raise about $20 million, estimates Iván Dumot, who criticizes the proposal and says improvements to public tenders could generate equivalent savings.

Paraguayan shoe manufacturers protested in Ypacaraí against the entry of Chinese products and asked DNIT to investigate goods brought from Iquique, Chile.

Paraguay’s currency exchange houses recorded a year-on-year decline in distributable profits in July despite an increase in transactions, due to narrower margins, competition, exchange-rate volatility and the digitalization of services.

Paraguay recorded 154,041 procedures on Portal Paraguay in August, which continues to have more than 500,000 active monthly users, while SIFEN surpassed 50,000 taxpayers authorized to issue electronic tax documents, concentrated mainly among small businesses and in the country’s main economic centers.

DNIT is studying a review of tax benefits for corporate reserves and electric vehicles and a change to the tax on tirzepatide, while UIP is urging caution over regimes such as maquila; all the measures depend on Congress.

The Paraguayan government will keep tax rates unchanged through 2028 but will review exemptions and regimes such as maquila, estimated at up to US$1 billion, while lawmakers debate new taxes and spending cuts to finance public priorities.

DNIT and the Association of Paraguayan Banks are advancing preparations for an integrated platform to speed up access to bank activity during audits, with analysis based on taxpayers’ financial profiles and restricted access; banks may view tax returns only with express authorization.

The trial of Miguel Prieto and 10 other defendants in the Tía Chela case, concerning the purchase of 25,000 food kits in 2020, will continue on September 7 after the first hearing ended without the presentation of the main evidence.

Paraguay’s Executive Branch has decreed a reduction from 1.5% to 1.4% per month in the interest rate for tax installment agreements administered by DNIT, the country’s tax authority, starting September 1, 2026.

A truck carrying 283 boxes of inputs without health registration, reportedly from Bolivia, was seized in Mariscal Estigarribia in Paraguay’s Chaco region. The driver was charged with smuggling, and authorities suspect the material could be used to counterfeit or market alleged injectable weight-loss medicines.

Chia producers in Paraguay blame smuggling from Brazil for a nearly 50% price drop, while DNIT denies the existence of the problem.

Paraguay's DNIT requires declaration of crypto asset operations above $5,000 annually, and local businesses warn the rule may drive users to informality due to costs and requirements, calling for dialogue to adjust the measure.

Paraguay Police seized cocaine in a parcel bound for Spain, marijuana in vegetables destined for a prison, and over 300 kg of premium marijuana in a truck at Puente de la Integración.

DNIT listed 4,669 taxpayers with firm tax debts, with 96% of them being small entrepreneurs.

A tomato oversupply in Paraguay, caused by weather conditions and expanded planting, threatens to cause a sharp drop in prices, while authorities monitor the situation and producers warn of the need for market balance.

Workers from various sectors protest in Asunción against the deterioration of public services, labor precarity, and the high cost of living, blaming the government of Santiago Peña, which completes three years, while an analyst points to the strengthening of tax collection as a positive achievement.

A judge ordered the removal of cameras and imposed restrictions on YouTuber Nathan Pratt Seastrand to protect the Ayoreo Totobiegosode indigenous people in voluntary isolation in the Paraguayan Chaco, following allegations that he offered money and alcohol to locate them.

President Santiago Peña completes three years in government in Paraguay with economic growth, attainment of investment-grade status, and an increase in foreign investment, but faces a growing fiscal deficit, rising public debt, and structural challenges in areas such as tax collection, pension reforms, and institutional fragility.

Paraguay's DNIT will begin requiring the declaration of cryptocurrency transactions exceeding $5,000 annually for tax oversight, a measure an expert warns needs balance to avoid harming the sector with excessive complexity.

Paraguay's National Electricity Administration (ANDE) maintains suspended two strategic financial projects — energy sales to Brazil and a $198 million bond issuance — while focusing efforts on internal debt renegotiation programs and warning about the inclusion of defaulters in the Equifax credit bureau.

DNIT and Asoban signed an agreement to create a secure platform for exchanging tax and banking data starting in 2027, while the tax authority also reviews special regimes and regulates cryptocurrencies to increase revenue.

President Santiago Peña revoked the controversial "special permission" that had kept Carlos Liseras away from Conajzar, allowing him to resume his post after leaving the Senate, where he had taken a seat due to a vacancy created by the unconstitutional leave of scandal-embroiled Hernán Rivas and the resignation of substitute Julio Borba.

IPS plans to refinance short-term liabilities to free about 105 billion guaranis a month for medicines. The Economy Ministry and a Senate committee currently oppose bonds and emergency legislation, respectively.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) confirmed that the SIFEN electronic invoicing system increased the VAT base by 27.3%, declared VAT by 31.3%, and the tax payable by 40.7% for companies in Paraguay, according to a study submitted to the local tax authority, DNIT.