ARTICLE · 24 JUNE 2016

Doing Business Buenos Aires, Argentina

Kier Joffe

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Foreign companies can operate in Argentina by registering with the Public Registry of Commerce, as a branch or a subsidiary.

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Factors to be considered in order to set up a foreign company in Argentina

Foreign companies can operate in Argentina by registering with the Public Registry of Commerce (Registro Público de Comercio), as a branch or a subsidiary.

Subsidiaries are created by setting up a business company. The commonest types are the Corporation (known as Sociedad Anónima or S.A.) and the Limited Liability Company (known as Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada or SRL).

Both, branches and subsidiaries, are subject to the same tax regime.

The following are the main characteristics and dissimilarities between the different possibilities:

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