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Argentina Tax Authority Files Criminal Case Against AFA Over ARS 7.59 Billion in Withholdings

The tax agency alleges late or missing deposits totaling ARS 7.59 billion from withheld taxes and social-security contributions.

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La AFA en la mira de la Justicia.
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Overview

  • The DGI, under ARCA, lodged a criminal complaint accusing the AFA of misappropriating withheld funds under Argentina’s tax penal regime.
  • The filing details ARS 7,593,903,512.23 in obligations not deposited on time, split between national tax withholdings and social-security withholdings.
  • Social-security sums were deposited on December 10, 2025, but after the 30-day legal deadline that can trigger criminal liability.
  • Unpaid national tax retentions total ARS 916,005,301.41, concentrated in August 2025 (ARS 493,747,946.62) and September 2025 (ARS 422,257,354.79), remaining outstanding as of December 10.
  • The complaint traces ten affected periods from December 2024 to September 2025, notes delays of up to 92 days, and states the monthly omissions far exceeded the ARS 100,000 penal threshold.