AR Value added tax

Invoicing in Argentina

A business registered in Argentina charges VAT at a standard rate of ⁨21%⁩, invoices in ⁨ARS⁩, and issues documents under names and numbering rules that are specific to Argentina. DocsOrigin carries all of that as registry data, so choosing Argentina once configures the tax, the document set, the numbering and the layout together.

Invoicing in Argentina is free forever with DocsOrigin: every document type, every export, no card and no trial.

Tax in Argentina

VAT 21%
Reduced and zero rates 10.5% 2.5% 0%

How reliable is this figure

Graded high: this rate has been checked against a tax-authority or official source. It is still your responsibility to confirm it before you rely on it.

Whatever the grade, your own setting always wins — a rate you enter overrides the registry everywhere, including on documents already dated in the past.

Document types recognised in Argentina

These are the documents DocsOrigin will offer a business registered in Argentina, under the names used there. A type that has no meaning locally is not offered at all.

Presupuesto

Una oferta con precio. No es un documento fiscal y no se registra en tus libros hasta que se acepta.

Factura pro forma

Una solicitud de pago. No autoriza al cliente a deducir impuestos.

Factura fiscal

El documento fiscal en sí. Se bloquea una vez expedido.

Recibo-factura

Factura y pago en un documento, para cuando recibas pago al contado.

Recibo

Confirma dinero recibido contra una factura.

Nota de crédito

La única forma legal de cancelar o reducir un documento ya expedido.

Albarán

Bienes entregados sin cobro.

Tax identifier

On a document issued in Argentina the identifier is labelled CUIT. It is printed in the header of every tax document, isolated left-to-right so it reads correctly in any interface language.

Expected format ^\d{2}-?\d{8}-?\d$

DocsOrigin checks this identifier's structure as you type — a wrong number on an issued document cannot be corrected by editing it.

Numbering

Documents in Argentina are expected to run in an unbroken sequence. DocsOrigin allocates the number at the moment of issue — never earlier — so a draft that is abandoned does not burn a number and leave a gap you have to explain.

Prefix, padding and yearly reset are configurable per document type, and the series is kept separately for each type.

How Argentina writes dates and money

Set the country and these stop being settings you have to think about. The examples below are rendered by the same formatter the documents use.

Date
21/09/2026
Amount
12.345,67 $
Currency
ARS
Minor units
2

⁨ARS⁩ is written with ⁨2⁩ decimal places, and every amount is stored as a whole number of minor units. ⛔ Money never touches floating point.

Special rules in Argentina

Structured e-invoicing AFIP CAE

Each invoice needs a CAE authorisation code from AFIP.

A worked example in Argentina

Three lines, priced identically everywhere, run through the real tax engine with the Argentina registry entry applied. This is what the document looks like there.

Presupuesto Factura pro forma Factura fiscal Recibo-factura Recibo Nota de crédito
Northwind Studio
CUIT 000000000 · Argentina
Factura fiscal
2026-0042
Facturar a Riverbank Coffee
Descripción Cant. Precio unitario Total
Trabajo de diseño 12 45,00 $ 540,00 $
Guía de marca 1 380,00 $ 380,00 $
Retención de soporte 3 60,00 $ 180,00 $
Total neto 1.100,00 $
VAT 21% 231,00 $
Total 1.331,00 $

Invoicing in Argentina — questions

What tax rate do I charge in Argentina?

The standard VAT rate recorded for Argentina is ⁨21%⁩. Reduced rates may apply to particular supplies, and your own setting always overrides ours.

Which document do I issue to a customer in Argentina?

The document set recognised in Argentina is listed above, under the names used locally. For a paid sale the usual document is Factura fiscal, and a mistake on an issued document is corrected with a credit note rather than an edit.

Does DocsOrigin cost anything in Argentina?

No. DocsOrigin is free forever for businesses in Argentina as everywhere else: no subscription, no card, no trial, no per-document fee and no export fee. Optional professional services are the only thing that is ever charged for, and they are quoted per project.

What if the rate for Argentina is wrong or changes?

Set your own rate in the business settings and it overrides the registry immediately, for new documents and for any date. Rates are applied by document date, so an old document keeps the rate that applied when it was issued.

Issue your first Argentina document

Choose Argentina once. The tax, the document names, the numbering, the date order and the currency format are configured together, and it costs nothing.

Free forever for businesses Crear tu primera factura

This page describes what DocsOrigin does with the registry entry for Argentina. It is not tax advice, and it is not a statement of Argentina law. Confirm your obligations with your accountant or the tax authority. Registry data as of ⁨2026-08⁩.