ARGENTINA-AFIP

Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos compliance, Latin America.

Definition

AFIP is the Argentine national tax body (equivalent to Mexican SAT or US IRS). Maintains the RG 4290/2018 standards on factura electrónica, distributes CAEs (Código de Autorización Electrónico), and publishes invoice validation Web Services (WSFE, WSBFE).

Origin

Created in 1997 by merging Dirección General Impositiva and Administración Nacional de Aduanas. Mandatory electronic invoicing since 2015.

Example in context

An issuer calls the AFIP WSFEv1 Web Service with FECAESolicitar to obtain a CAE bound to the invoice.

Related terms

• CAE Argentina — authorisation issued by AFIP.