AFIP, on the hunt for single-tax payers who go to Qatar

AFIP went on a hunt for single-tax payers and found that 541 of those taxpayers bought tickets to see the Argentine national team at the World Cup in Qatar and that 151 of them they have no income which can justify the purchase of those tickets.

“73 days after the start of the FIFA World Cup, the body led by Carlos Castagneto has put the magnifying glass on those single-tax distributors who have bought tickets to go to Qatar to attend the matches of the team led by Lionel Scaloni, and in particular on 28% of them, who do not receive additional income from the activities that adhered to the aforementioned tax regime“the collection agency said in a statement.

Through the analysis of alerts originated in the risk matrix of the Directorate General of Social Resources and the DGI, AFIP analyzed the tax situation of 151 taxpayers registered in the the “A” and “B” categories of the Monotax, the lowest.

In turn, the agency warned that “it will continue to carry out checks, cross-checking information with tourist agencies to detect who has purchased tickets or packages to participate in the World Cup”.

will also cross data with credit cards, check the expenses incurred in Qatar in the days preceding the start of the World Cup and during the competition.