Concept in Definition ABC

The acronym AFIP is the abbreviated way of designating the Administration Federal of Income Public of the Argentine Republic. It is an autarkic type body that depends on the Ministry of Economy Argentina, that is, it is self-sufficient but clearly follows the guidelines of the politics economic that the government of the day draws

Its main task is to apply, collect, collect and control the revenues and taxes of the nation.

Organisms that compose it and their functions

It is made up of three organisms who work under his direction: the General Tax Directorate (DGI), the General Directorate of Resources of the Social Security (DGRSS) and the General Customs Directorate (DGA).

The DGI deals specifically with the collection of taxes, and in those cases that correspond to establish sanctions and fines for those taxpayers who do not effectively comply with the law.

The goodwill of taxpayers to comply with the law is always appealed to, however, in practice this does not happen many times and then it is necessary for an organization like this to take care of identifying and intimidating those who do not comply with its obligation.

For its part, the DGRSS has the exclusive function of collecting and distributing the contributions and corresponding contributions to social security. This direction works jointly with the Ministry of Labor of the Nation. You must assist those Argentines who need it by providing money or services when they are affected by circumstances that demand protection, such is the case of maternity, work accidents, unemployment, illnesses, among others.

Finally, the DGA is the body in charge of applying the current regulations on the subject of import Y export of goods and services. It is also in charge of the control of all goods that enter Argentina. In this sense, its work is very relevant because it preserves state assets and also that illegal goods do not enter or that harm the health of the population.

During the Exchange Stock, he authorized or not the purchase of dollars

In recent years, as a result of the installation of the so-called Exchange Stock, a restriction measure for the purchase of dollars established by the administration of Cristina Kirchner to stop The exit of foreign currency from the country, the AFIP, had to play a leading role since it was the body to which people had to go online to obtain permission to purchase dollars.

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