Bolivia VAT registration threshold
Bolivia VAT registration threshold: no single figure applies. The reason is set out below, cited to the governing instrument. Last checked against the official source on 10 Aug 2026.
The turnover at which VAT (IVA) registration becomes compulsory in Bolivia, with the period the test runs over, the rule for non-established suppliers, and any separate treatment of imported digital services.
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| Current value | structured — see the API |
|---|---|
| In force from | — |
| Official source | Ley N° 843 (Texto Ordenado), Título I — Impuesto al Valor Agregado, arts. 1-3. Art. 3: "Son sujetos pasivos del impuesto quienes: a) en forma habitual se dediquen a la venta de bienes muebles; ..." ('taxable persons are those who habitually engage in the sale of movable goods...', plus works contracts, services, imports). Liability attaches by ACTIVITY (habitualidad), never by size — no turnover figure appears anywhere in the IVA title. Registration in the SIN's Padrón Nacional de Contribuyentes (NIT) is required before starting taxed activity. Near-threshold instrument: DS 24484 (29 Jan 1997) as amended by DS 27924 (2004) and DS 3698 (25 Oct 2018). |
| Last verified | 2026-08-10 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
REFUSAL: Bolivia has NO VAT registration threshold. IVA (nominal 13% charged 'por dentro', effective 14.94% on the net price) attaches from the first taxed transaction; the only qualitative filter is art. 3(a) habitualidad for goods sales. Any person carrying on taxed activity must obtain a NIT from the Servicio de Impuestos Nacionales (SIN) before starting. PERIOD BASIS: none — there is no threshold, so no measurement window. The near-threshold regime below uses declared CAPITAL, not turnover, as its primary tier variable. NEAR-THRESHOLD (Régimen Tributario Simplificado, DS 24484 as amended by DS 3698, in force 1 Jan 2019): artesanos, comerciantes minoristas and vivanderos with declared capital up to Bs 60,000, ANNUAL SALES up to Bs 184,000, and unit prices under activity caps pay a fixed bimonthly quota (five capital-banded categories, roughly Bs 47-200) that per DS 24484 art. 1 "consolida la liquidación y el pago de los Impuestos al Valor Agregado, el Impuesto sobre las Utilidades de las Empresas y el Impuesto a las Transacciones" ('consolidates the assessment and payment of VAT, corporate profits tax and the transactions tax'). This is NOT a registration threshold: RTS members still register with the SIN and hold a NIT; they cannot issue facturas and their sales generate no crédito fiscal for buyers. Exceeding capital, sales or unit-price parameters forces the Régimen General. A taxpayer who considers the RTS unsuited may opt into the general regime at inscription (DS 24484). NON-ESTABLISHED SUPPLIERS: no threshold and no non-resident registration mechanism. IVA is territorial (art. 1: goods "situados o colocados en territorio del país" and services performed in the country). Imported goods bear IVA at customs on CIF+duties regardless of importer size or frequency. IMPORTED DIGITAL SERVICES: NO regime in force. A bill presented by the Executive in 2021-2022 to amend Ley 843 so foreign digital platforms (streaming, marketplaces) would register simply with the tax administration or suffer withholding by financial entities was NOT enacted; as of Aug 2026 supplies by non-resident digital providers to Bolivian consumers remain outside effective IVA collection. Do not read the SIN's enabling of 'servicios digitales' activity codes (for domestic taxpayers) as a non-resident regime. Traps: (1) The DS 24484 text on lexivox shows the ORIGINAL 1997 figures (capital cap Bs 18,800, sales Bs 69,122) — DS 3698 values (Bs 60,000 / Bs 184,000) govern since 1 Jan 2019; DS 27924 restructured the categories in between (first category starting around Bs 12,001, smaller traders falling below the quota tables). (2) RTS is transitional in name but permanent in practice — treat parameters as current law, and expect SIN ex-officio recategorization. (3) Do not confuse IVA with RC-IVA (the complementary regime on personal income) — different tax, same law. (4) The effective IVA burden is 14.94% when grossing up from a net price because the 13% applies tax-inclusive.
Get it programmatically
curl https://latamref.dev/v1/bo/vat-registration-threshold
# $0.005 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
# History: curl https://latamref.dev/v1/bo/vat-registration-threshold/history?from=2020-01-01
# Provenance: curl https://latamref.dev/provenance/bo/vat-registration-threshold
Other Bolivia series: BCB policy rate (none — quantity-targeted monetary regulation) · IVA standard rate (levied 'por dentro') · Salario Mínimo Nacional (SMN), monthly · Public holidays (feriados nacionales) · CPI inflation (year-on-year) · Corporate income tax rate (IUE) · Withholding tax rates · Statutory legal interest (interés legal) · Personal income tax (RC-IVA, flat) · Statutory social-insurance contributions
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