Con 348 votes in favor and 130 againstthe majority of Morena and its allies in the Chamber of Deputies approved reforms to the Federal Tax Code that will grant the Tax Administration Service (SAT) online and real-time access to databases of taxpayers who offer services through digital platformsfrom Next April 1st.
The legal modifications also contemplate penalties of up to nine years in prison for those who issue, buy, sell or use false tax receipts, either directly or through third parties.
The opposition voted against the ruling, arguing that these are excessive measures that could violate rights and generate uncertainty among digital taxpayers. However, the legislative majority defended the reforms as part of a strategy to combat tax evasion and strengthen collection.
The reservation refers to Article 30-B that is added to permanently allow tax authorities to have online and real-time access to the information in their systems and records that is related to the operations of the digital services they provide, if they do not comply they will be blocked.
Representative Verónica Pérez, of the PAN, said that with the proposal for the SAT to have access to data from users of digital platforms, “there will be the most expensive reality show of the six-year term that will allow the government to have eyes everywhere.”
The PRI Paloma Dominguez Ugarte presented reservations with the objective of establishing investigation procedures before the authority blocks the issuance of digital certificates. He indicated that the modification approved regarding digital surveillance by the Tax Administration Service (SAT) puts at risk the privacy of the banking information of users of digital platforms, with which – he said – tax justice does not seek to go further, but rather to be more effective.
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