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Doing Business in El Salvador

Registering a company, the company forms, each tax in detail, the incentive laws and the finance you will need, checked against official sources.

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Business & Tax

Business & Tax Guides

  • Setting up

    The registrations a new company needs, in order, with who handles each one.

    USD 2,000 Minimum capital of a S.A. de C.V., 5% paid at incorporation

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  • Company forms

    The six main business forms side by side: owners, capital, formation and audit.

    2 Minimum partners or shareholders for every commercial company except the S.A.S.

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  • Taxes

    Every main tax at a glance, with rates, thresholds and filing dates.

    30% Corporate income tax; 25% on taxable income of USD 150,000 or less

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  • Incentive laws

    Every incentive regime side by side: who qualifies, the benefits and how long they last.

    15 years Income tax exemption under the innovation and technology law and for buildings of 35 storeys or more

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  • Finance and markets

    The dollarised system, banks, the stock exchange, bonds, funds, venture capital and Bitcoin.

    US dollar Currency since 1 January 2001, at a fixed conversion rate of 8.75 colones

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Company registration agents, lawyers, notaries and tax advisers who work with foreign investors, in the InvestSalvador.com directory.

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