After demonstrations in the capital for the alleged imposition of “Impos to tortillerías ”, Armando Pokus Yaquián, mayor of taxpayer care of the Superintendence of Tax Administration (SAT), denied this information, describing it as false and malicious.
Pokus clarified that these types of shops will not be supervised and highlighted the importance of formality to access benefits such as credits.
The mayor stressed that for a tax to such products to be implemented, the Congress of the Republic would have to approve it through a law initiative, and “That has not happened”, affirmed.
Also, he called to verify the identification of the SAT inspectors, who must carry uniforms with visible logos and saglets with QR codes to avoid falling into scams, said the SAT official.
The SAT does not control tortillerías
After protesters took to the streets yesterday to block a main route of zone 15 capital, Armando Pokus, mayor of Taxpayer of the SAT reported that The alleged tribute that would have been imposed on this food product is totally false and that the information has been misrepresented for reasons that are unknown.
“We do not reach neighborhood stores, nor to tortilleries, nor to the markets. Let us say the tax presences are made according to situation and analysis,” said Fokus who added that these types of establishments do not appear in the future actions of the Superintendence of Tax Administration so as not to affect entrepreneurs.
The official reported that in our country there are people who are in informality or in poverty, so they are not expected to pay taxes in this way, but if the recommendation is made to the merchants to enter the formality to access benefits such as obtaining bank loans at the market price.
Armando Pokus added that with respect to the video that became popular in which a alleged authority doing an inspection in a tortillería, It has not yet been detected that it is an employee of the SAT.
However, she described the situation as “malicious” since PI hate to be an extortion against the affected merchants in the department of Quetzaltenango, Therefore, he stressed that the workers of this institution are completely identified every time they are avocated to a trade to carry out an inspection with livelihoods and in an adequate way since in order for a tax to this type of products to be implemented, the Congress of the Republic would have to approve it through a law initiative. This has not happened.
How to identify SAT inspectors?
Pokus urged the population to verify every time a person came to control their business to fall into the hands of scammers or extortionists. In addition, each inspector is fully identified.
“Inspectors have an identification in their uniform. They carry the SAT logo in the front of the uniform, they also use vest with the identification in the rear and a card that makes the worker’s identity known.” reported.
One of the most functional methods to determine if the inspector who arrives at his business is a SAT employee is to verify his badge, which has a QR code that you can scan and will immediately connect with the platerform of the institution in which the employee’s data displays him to ensure that it is not a scam.
Fokus made the call to be alert to any visit since it could be extortionists or scammers if they are not duly identified and if they address merchants in an incorrect way.