The Federal Administration of Public Income (, mostly known for its acronym AFIP) was the

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of Argentina. It administered

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. The AFIP made a deal with the U.S.

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to share information in 2017. It was in charge of the application, perception, collection and supervision of national income and taxes, both internally through the General Tax Directorate, and on the payroll through the General Directorate of Social Security Resources, and external to through the General Directorate of Customs. Likewise, and within its powers, it was responsible for regulating the obligations and rights of taxpayers. The AFIP was an agency under the Ministry of Economy. On 21 October 2024,

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's government announced the dissolution of the AFIP.El Gobierno oficializó la disolución de la AFIP: qué dice el decreto
on ''El Destape'', 25 Oct 2024

Dissolution

On 21 October 2024,

's government announced the dissolution of the AFIP, without transmitting its powers, and the creation of a new body, the "Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero" (abbreviated ARCA; Spanish for "Customs Control and Collection Agency"). However, the independence and

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of this new entity are still unknown. The dissolution was officialised by Decree n° 953/24, published on Official Bulletin three days after it was announced.Decreto 953/2024 - "Disuélvese la Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP)"
''Boletín Oficial''. 24 Oct 2024 It was announced that Florencia Misrahi, who was in charge of AFIP, would continue leading ARCA.El gobierno disuelve la AFIP y corre a más de 3000 empleados
on Lapoliticaonline.com, 21 Oct 2024

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* 1997 establishments in Argentina 2024 disestablishments in Argentina Finance in Argentina Government agencies established in 1997 {{Argentina-poli-stub