Carlos, 73 years old, retired Argentinian commercial airline pilot falkland islands This October, with a group of neighbors and Entre Rios, a priest in La Paz where he lives.

On this trip, they tried to pay tribute to the war dead and veterans.For this reason, the image of Our Lady of Peace as a mission of faith.

But when he returned, Carlos was surprised to find out. On my credit card statement, I was charged all taxes corresponding to international travel.

“What they want to charge me is crazy. The Malvinas Islands are Argentinian territory, so it’s a contradiction.” pointed out a man who was having a dialogue with TN.

On the other hand, a man said: “It is true that flights are exempt from this tax, so we should not bear the cost of it either.”

And all the expenses that Carlos made, despite the fact that the islands are on the territory of Argentina We have reached 30% of the national tax.

This was in addition to 45% of the taxable recognition of income and personal wealth.

Also, this wasn’t the first time humans had visited the island.

He recalled that on his last trip in 2015, he paid no taxes at all. Given that this was stipulated in Federal Revenue Service Resolution 3609 (AFIP).

The above states that Article 1 states that “Business conducted with destinations Malvinas, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is exempt from the 35% levy provided by General Resolution 3450 and its amendments.” because it is determined.

However, on 15 January 2020, AFIP issued a new resolution referring to transportation. Nonetheless, it is not specified what will happen to the consumption made in the Malvinas Islands.

AFIP response to tax collection from Argentines in Malvinas

Given what happened and its relevance to Carlos’ case, Todo Noticias Media (TN), contacted AFIP.

The entity indicated that the facts were under investigation and that the general resolution issued in 2020 was “interpretive” and not “exhaustive” and should be amended.

In this sense, the collecting agency explained that the regulations say nothing about consumption made in the Malvinas Islands.

As such, it is up to each bank’s interpretation as a withholding agent to collect recognition.

Entities then recognized the need to point out and identify which taxes should or should not apply in these cases.

Finally, it was indicated that they had already been in contact with Carlos, were aware of his situation, and were conducting a corresponding review.