Peruvian Tax Withholding and Perception Systems Explained
Understanding SUNAT's Tax Withholding and Perception Systems
Tax Withholding Mechanism
Withholding refers to a proof of payment issued by certain taxpayers, designated by SUNAT as withholding agents. By order of supervision, these agents perform the retention of a percentage of the Sales Tax (GST) from their suppliers when making payments for operations. In this sense, they cancel the transaction amount less the amount withheld.
Similarly, SUNAT can determine the exclusion of a retention agent. Since retention is applied to the GST, this scheme does not apply to transactions involving the sale of goods that are exempt from or unaffected by this tax.
The withholding amount is 6% of the purchase price. This means the purchaser pays the total amount...