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Tax PE

ITF

Also known as: Impuesto a las Transacciones Financieras

Definition

ITF (Impuesto a las Transacciones Financieras) is Peru's 0.005% tax withheld on every bank transaction. It shows up broken out on every line item of the bank statement.

LATAM context

The ITF applies to transactions on Peruvian accounts: debits, credits and transfers. It's a small tax per transaction but adds up in volume. SUNAT receives it directly, with no filing required from the taxpayer.

Concrete example

A 10,000 PEN transfer generates 0.50 PEN of withheld ITF, deducted automatically and reported to SUNAT.

How it shows up on your bank statement

The ITF appears as its own line right after the transaction that triggered it, for a few cents. Because there are so many small lines, it's the most common reason a balance doesn't add up when someone reconciles by summing only the 'big' transactions.

How does finO$ handle this?

finO$ separates the gross amount from the withheld ITF on Peruvian statements, so your books correctly reflect both the net and the tax.

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Frequently asked questions about ITF

Do I have to file the ITF myself?

No. The bank withholds it and remits it directly, so the taxpayer files nothing for this tax. What is worth doing is recording it separately in your books, so the financial expense is clearly identified.

Does every transaction pay ITF?

The law includes exempted transactions, like certain transfers between accounts of the same holder. That's why on a single statement you'll see some transactions with their ITF line and others without.