The Government, through the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII), seeks to close the gaps that facilitate evading and/or avoiding tax obligations, and reduce the State's revenue collection capacity.
SANTO DOMINGO. -The General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) announced the implementation of the National Taxpayer Registry (RNC) Update and Regularization Project, whose objective is to collect updated information on established businesses and companies, as well as those that operate informally but have a physical presence in different productive sectors.
From Monday, March 3rd to Friday, March 14th, the agency indicated that a pilot program will begin in the municipality of Las Terrenas, Samaná province, where a team of technicians from the institution will be gathering information. The project will later continue in major cities.
The Director General of Internal Revenue, Luis Valdez Veras, stated in a note sent to the media that the pilot project is part of the initiatives implemented by the Government to reduce informality and tax evasion, which represent a reduction in State revenues and promote unfair competition.
“It is common knowledge that informality represents an additional tax and regulatory burden for the formal sector and the general public, reduces state tax revenues and fosters unfair competition among businesses, in addition to promoting the generation of informal jobs,” said Valdez Veras.
The data collection will be entirely digital and the institution's staff will be properly identified, which can be verified using a QR code placed on their ID card.
Tax equity
The Director General of the DGII indicated that this project will allow the updating of the RNC and the pre-registration of informal businesses, with which it seeks to strengthen tax equity.
“These efforts will result in a reduction of informal trade and an increase in the regularization of taxpayers' tax obligations, thereby strengthening tax equity, enabling growth, better business opportunities, formalization, and access to banking services,” said Valdez Veras.
He reported that the municipality of Las Terrenas has been selected as the starting point due to its economic and commercial impact, its small urban area, and the existence of unregistered taxpayers.
During the data collection day, visits will be made to the businesses identified in the planned areas, prioritizing those with the greatest economic and commercial impact, with a gradual approach until all areas of greatest commercial flow in the national territory are covered.
Valdez Veras expressed his gratitude for the support given to the project by local authorities, mayors, deputies, the provincial government, the Senatorial Office, the Ministry of Tourism, the National Police, business associations and institutions in Samaná, which have been key to coordinating the work.
Legal basis
These actions of the DGII are protected by the provisions established by the Constitution of the Republic, the Tax Code (Law 11-92) Title I in its articles 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 21, 44, 45, 50, 66 and other titles; as well as in Law No. 32-23 on Electronic Billing, General Rule No. 07-14 on the Power of Determination of the Tax Obligation of the DGII and General Rule No. 04-21 on the National Taxpayer Registry (RNC).
Evasion and avoidance
After the tax reform project was not approved, the Government, through the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII), seeks to close the loopholes that facilitate evading and/or avoiding tax obligations, and reduce the State's revenue collection capacity.
