As the first stage of the bleach of assets launched by the Government with the idea of attracting dollars, the Banco Nación (BNA) reported that it has already opened some 3,000 Special Accounts for Asset Regularization (CERA).
In a statement, the entity clarified that “There is no restriction on transferring funds from an entity’s CERA to another CERA account of any Clearing and Settlement Agent (ALyC) enabled for this purpose for the acquisition of financial instruments and/or investments provided for in the corresponding regulations.”
“Only yesterday (Wednesday, September 4), The BNA registered 320 new CERAs, which are added to the more than 2,500 openings current, since the implementation of the Asset Regularization Regime promoted by the National Government,” the official statement added.
Money laundering: interest grows
Both public and private entities assure that there is sumo interest of people, especially to regularize amounts below the US$100,000 franchise. In this sense, some analysts are beginning to assume that sand could be externalized above US$40,000, due to the agreement with the United States for the exchange of financial information.
The director of Personal Portfolio Investments (PPI), Augusto Polesman, He pointed out that “with regard to estimates, the most optimistic analysts initially predicted an inflow of dollars of between US$30 and US$40 billion, which compares with the US$130 billion of Mauricio Macri’s money laundering.”
“But there were other conditions and, in particular, the history. HToday the global context is different, and for example there was no exchange agreement with the United States, which was the only safe haven for having an undeclared account,” Polesman said.
According to information from the Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) in August, During the first days of the money laundering, $ were paid133 million in Special Tax.
Polesman added that “investors are interested because There is no doubt that the whitewashing looks friendly” and that “There are many queries from moment zero and demands for information.”
AFIP: agreement with the US
In a few more days, the Federal Administrator of Public Revenue, Florencia Misrahi, will have information on bank accounts of Argentines in the United States that will be provided by the IRS.
The mere fact that the market knows of the validity of the agreement constitutes a strong deterrent for taxpayers who wish to hold undeclared funds.
Starting this month, the agreement allows the United States to begin sharing with Argentina information on accounts held by Argentine residents in that country. This exchange covers accounts active as of December 31 of each year.
Money laundering: what will happen to bank accounts?
According to the tributary Gustavo Policella, “There is a misconception that suggests that September 30, 2024 is the last deadline for those who have accounts abroad can enter the money laundering system and regularize their situation.”
“It is important to clarify that September 30th is, indeed, the last day to regularize assets only if the taxpayer chooses to repatriate the funds to Argentina,” he explained.
In this regard, he points out that “those who decide to keep their funds abroad can also regularize their situation. free of charge until March 31, 2025, provided that the amount does not exceed US$100,000”“For higher amounts, 15% must be paid on the surplus if you enter in the last stage of the regime,” he explained.
Source: Ambito
