Andrés Edgardo Vázquez, the head of Argentina's Revenue and Customs Control Agency (ARCA), submitted his sworn asset declaration last Friday, August 21, 2026, within the extension granted by the Anti-Corruption Office (OA). According to the document, his total net worth as of December 31, 2025, amounts to $1.004 billion Argentine pesos (approximately USD 1.05 million at the official exchange rate), representing a 62% increase compared to the $620.6 million declared at the end of the previous year. The declared increase is $383.5 million pesos.
The declaration, filed without amendments, shows an accounting gap of $225.6 million pesos between his wealth growth and his declared income, which was $158 million pesos net. Additionally, Vázquez failed to report the sale of a house in Garín (valued at $15.2 million) and an apartment with a parking space in Buenos Aires City, which disappeared from his assets without being formally deregistered.
Key omissions
An investigative report by the Argentine newspaper LA NACION revealed that Vázquez did not declare three apartments in Miami, United States, purchased for more than USD 2.1 million through a company in the British Virgin Islands that controlled two Panamanian entities. These properties are not listed in his sworn declaration, despite the fact that the official is under judicial investigation for alleged illicit enrichment and concealment of overseas assets.
Regarding bank accounts, Vázquez declared three accounts in the United States with balances of USD 1,807.69 (2024) and USD 7,804.74 (2025). However, he did not report the rental income he should receive from an apartment in Quilmes (64 m²) listed for rent, failing to declare $10.9 million pesos in land rent.
The official also failed to declare the estimated revaluation of his assets, amounting to $188.7 million pesos, and did not justify the origin of funds for the acquisition of two high-end cars: a Mini Cooper Works 2024 for $77.2 million and a Ford EcoSport Titanium for $10.4 million. He also added a dollar-denominated fixed-term deposit of USD 20,000, a brokerage account, and a corporate bond from Edenor for $61.1 million pesos, all declared as coming from the sale of assets.
Judicial investigation and background
The Prosecutor's Office for Administrative Investigations (PIA) requested Vázquez's indictment in April 2026 for alleged illicit enrichment and concealment of properties in the United States. The case is in the hands of Judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi and Prosecutor Guillermo Marijuan, and a response from the United States to Argentine courts is expected.
Vázquez took office as head of ARCA on December 18, 2025, through Decree 890/2025, following the resignation of Juan Alberto Pazo. He is an accountant with a career in public administration since 1990, and has been previously investigated in the floating casino case and for alleged protection of the Kirchner couple and companies linked to Lázaro Báez and Cristóbal López.
In his defense, the official claims that the Miami properties belong to an unidentified third party. Meanwhile, the unexplained difference after accounting adjustments amounts to $36.9 million pesos, not including personal expenses, which in 2024 reached $180 million pesos, equivalent to 98.19% of his net income.
Context and definitions
ARCA is Argentina's revenue collection and customs control agency, successor to the AFIP, and its head is responsible for managing the state's fiscal resources. The sworn asset declaration is a transparency tool that allows public officials to disclose their assets and avoid conflicts of interest.
The Anti-Corruption Office is the executive branch body in charge of preventing and investigating administrative corruption. In this case, it granted an extension for the declaration's submission, but this does not exempt the official from the detected inconsistencies.
The case remains under investigation, and it is expected that the courts will decide in the coming months whether there are sufficient elements to proceed with a potential accusation.