The Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) has carried out a control operation in the wine industry with the aim of dismantling possible fraudulent schemes in the wine marketing chain.
In this extensive operation, a total of 16 wineries, 42 wine distributors and 15 establishments dedicated to wine tourism have been inspected, distributed in various provinces of the country, from Mendoza and San Juan to Neuquén, Salta and beyond.
The main focus of these actions has been to identify irregularities in the marketing chain, such as under-invoicing, omission of income or sales, as well as the detection of undeclared employees.
As a result of these inspections, interdictions have been carried out in wineries in Mendoza, where large quantities of wine in production and must were found, without adequate justification of its origin or traceability. The value of the seized merchandise amounts to more than $5.2 billion according to the average sales value displayed by the Mendoza Stock Exchange.
In addition, violations of billing rules have been detected in the establishments visited, and the corresponding minutes have been drawn up. In the pension control of the employees surveyed, cases of undeclared employees or with remunerations recorded below the actual values have been identified.
Regarding boutique wineries that offer hotel and gastronomy services, irregularities have been found related to the lack of issuance of receipts for passenger and diner reservations, which has resulted in the preparation of minutes. In addition, “virtual fixed points” have been implemented to control sales through Electronic Sales Monitoring (MEVEN).
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