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Operating a Business

Setting Up a Company Paraguay Latin America & Caribbean
Procedures (number) 7.0 8.0
Time (days) 35.0 25.2

Source: Doing Business - Latest available data.

 
 
National Intellectual Property Organisation
Visit the website of DINAPI (National Directorate of Intellectual Property, in Spanish).
For more contact information, visit this page.
 

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Tax Rates

Consumption Tax Rate
10% (standard rate)
Reduced rate: 5% (real estate selling and leasing, basic groceries, farming products, and pharmaceutical products)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tax authority temporarily reduced the taxable base for certain products and services to 50%, including services related to tourism, hospitality and restaurants.
Exempt items include foreign currency; oil by-product fuels; interest on public securities; interest on bank deposits, books, certificates and shares; exportation of goods and exportation freight services; and transfer of credits.
Other Consumption Taxes
Excise duties are levied on petroleum, alcohol and tobacco products.
 
Company Tax
10%
 
Withholding Taxes
Dividends: 8% (residents)/15% (non-residents); Interests: 6% (residents)/15% (non-residents); Royalties: 8% (residents)/15% (non-residents)

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