The tax statute of limitations: An interpretative exercise of Articles 43 and 44 of the Tax Code

An analysis is made of the statute of limitations in tax matters. An interpretative exercise is carried out on articles 43 and 44 of the Tax Code, in order to determine their true normative content. The central issues addressed are: (i) what is the beginning of the statute of limitations, also known...

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Autor: Lara Márquez, Jaime
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/30779
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/30779
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Palabra clave:Prescripción tributaria
Inicio de la prescripción
Plazo de prescripción
Cómputo de la prescripción
Extinción de la obligación tributaria
Código Tributario
Derecho Tributario
Perú
Tax statute of limitations
Commencement of the statute of limitations
Limitation period
Computation of the statute of limitations
Extinction of the tax liability
Tax Code
Tax Law
Peru
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Sumario:An analysis is made of the statute of limitations in tax matters. An interpretative exercise is carried out on articles 43 and 44 of the Tax Code, in order to determine their true normative content. The central issues addressed are: (i) what is the beginning of the statute of limitations, also known as dies a quo, and (ii) what is the extension of the statute of limitations period. Regarding the first issue, it is argued that this does not occur on 1 January of the following year, as stated in case law and doctrine. It occurs much earlier, at the time prior to that referred to in Article 44 of the Tax Code at each of its initiations, such as the date on which the deadline for filing the annual tax return expires or on which the obligation becomes due. Regarding the second issue, it is argued that the total limitation period is not 4, 6 or 10 years, but that the limitation period is longer than that number of years, since the limitation period starts to run from the previous moment referred to in each of the subparagraphs of article 44 of the Tax Code.