Tax Information
Learn all the details about: - The value of the UVT that could remain for the year 2022. - The new resolution on exogenous information - Project that seeks to eliminate the 4x1000
Tax and Legal News
Publications of the most relevant regulatory changes, resolutions and judgments during the year in relation to tax, corporate, labor, transfer pricing and intellectual property issues.
DIAN issued the General Concept 415 of 2021.
DIAN issued concept 415 of 2021, in which detailed the application of section 45 of Social investment Law
Parafiscal contribution for tourism
Through Decree 1338 of 2021, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism regulates the Parafiscal Contribution for tourism.
Cost and expense deductibility requirements
Find below a guide to the deductibility requirements that costs and expenses must meet, in order to deduct them from the income tax return.
Unconstitutionality of article 193
Unconstitutionality of article 193
Electronic information
Resolutions 98 of October 28, 2020 and 70 of October 28, 2019 establish how to comply with the obligation to present electronic information of persons and entities from abroad.
Registration and update in the RUT
On October 11, DIAN issued Official Ruling 110 of 2021, in which regulated the inscription at RUT, and its actualization through chambers of commerce
Rules for the service provision contract
Will the ruling of the state council also apply to individuals?
Mutual agreement process
The tax reform by means of article 47 determined the termination by mutual agreement of the administrative processes. You also will find the requirements and benefits of this norm.
The scope of article 53 is set
The Ministry of Commerce mentioned that VAT will not be charged on shipments urgent with a value less than USD $ 200, only if the shipment comes from USA.
Agreement 816 of 2021
Bogotá´s Council issued District Agreement 816 of 2021. which introduces modifications in tax matters for the social and economic rescue the operation of the public transport system and other provisions. In tax matters a series of reliefs was established for taxpayers who are in default with their district obligations.
Se aprobó conciliación del Proyecto de Ley
Se aprobó el informe de conciliación del Proyecto de Ley 046/2021 Senado | 027/2021 Cámara, que expide la Ley de Inversión Social.
Interpretation for the term "gross income"
Through Official Letter No. 907764 of August 3rd, 2021, the Colombian Tax Authority indicated the interpretation for the term “gross income” contained in Section 600 of the CTC
Newsletter Tax
On august 10th, began the due dates for filling the income tax returns by individual persons. In the same way, through official Ruling 63 issued in 2021 was modified the date of availability of the functionalities of the electronic invoicing system, as well as modified the implementation calendar of electronic payroll.
Application of connected contracts
Find here all about the theory of associated contracts and the obligations to verify the information before reporting your clients to credit bureaus.
News from the Courts and the legislator
The Simplified Joint Stock Company ("Sociedad por Acciones Simplificadas" or "SAS") has become the most widely used type of company in the country due to its flexibility and legal ease.
Second version of the tax reform bill
On July 20, the National Government filed before the Congress of the Republic the new draft of the Social Investment Law, which seeks to mitigate the fiscal deficit, without affecting the most vulnerable social classes.
New deadlines for electronic information - Cali
Ruling No. 4131.040.0165 of July 8, 2021, the Santiago de Cali´s Tax Authority modifies the terms to present electronic information to the municipality.
Appeal for reconsideration
The Consejo de Estado made some clarifications on the timely presentation of the appeal for reconsideration
Newsletter - Electronic signatures
Legal validity of electronic and digital signatures
UPDATE NEWS No. 19 - CORPORATE AND LABOR
New developments of the High Courts and the legislator in labor and commercial issues.
Newsletter
Tax payment dates are modified for micro and small companies
NEWSLETTER - Official Letter DIAN 457 of 2021
DIAN made some clarifications on the income statement due to change of ownership of foreign investment in the case of the sale of shares.
UPDATE NEWS No 16 - Tax
Decree that regulates the definition of tourist service providers for restaurants.
UPDATE NEWS No 18 - Tax
Learn about the activities for which the government established the 0% advance.
Update news No. 17 - Corporate
Instructions for the normalization of the registry of control situations and business groups
UPDATE NEWS No. 15
We invite you to learn about the regulations for the payment of contributions to the General Pension System, regulated by Decree 376 of 2021.
UPDATE NEWS No. 14
We invite you to review some general indicators to consider in order to determine whether a commercial company is immersed in the dissolution cause according to the business in progress hypothesis.
MAZARS WHITEPAPER
Advice and practical support to help business handling personal data processing
UPDATE NEWS No. 13 – Tax
We invite you to review the latest comments of DIAN regarding Crypto assets and their impact on the different tax obligations.
UPDATE NEWS No. 12 – Tax
Through Resolution 5 of January 22, 2021 the term for updating the RUT was extended, learn about the main changes.
UPDATE NEWS No. 11 – Legal indicators for 2021
We invite you to check out the main indicators for 2021
UPDATE NEWS No.10 - TAX
Law 2026 of 2020, presents new advantages and tax relief for the tourism sector, in our newsletter you can find the most relevant points.
UPDATE NEWS No.9 - TAX CALENDAR 2021
We inform you about the tax filing and payments deadlines established by the Tax Authority for 2021
INCENTIVES OF THE UPME FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL
We invite you to learn about the incentives that the "Unidad de Planeación Minero Energética" - UPME provides for non-conventional energy projects.
UPDATE NEWS No.4 - TAX
The Constitutional Court ruled in September on the access of those not responsible for VAT to the VAT income tax discount paid on the acquisition of real productive fixed assets.
Resolution 84 of 2022 UIAF
Through Resolution 84 of 2022, the Financial Information and Analysis Unit - UIAF, extended until July 1, 2022 the deadline to start reporting operations performed by those who provide services related to virtual assets in Colombia, as provided in Resolution 314 of 2021.
By means of law 2207 of 2022, the terms of response of public entities are modified
Law 2207 of May 17th, 2022, repealed Sections 5 and 6 of Legislative Ruling 491 of 2020 that extended the terms of response of petitions to public entities to 30 days and of consultations on their function to 35 days, during the health emergency.
The Supreme Court of Justice recalls what the right to information of workers' organizations consists of
By Ruling SL1309-2022 of March 9, 2022, the Labor Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice recalled what the right to information of the workers' collectives consists of and what type of data they may request from the company for which they work.
Deadline for tourism service platforms to remove operators that do not comply with the RNT
Initially, Law 2068 of 2020 granted a term of twelve (12) months from its entry into force for electronic or digital platforms of tourism services to remove or eliminate and not publish advertisements and/or offers of tourism service providers that do not have active and current registration in the National Tourism Registry -RNT-. However, given the delay in its regulation, Decree 1386 of 2021 extended such term until August 24, 2022.
Declarations of conformity on international transfers of personal data by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce
The transfer of personal data is regulated by Law 1581 of 2012 (General Data Protection Regime) and takes place when the data controller, located in Colombia, sends the information or personal data of the owners to a recipient, which in turn is the data controller and is located inside or outside the country.
¡Mazars en Colombia es parte de la comunidad de sociedades BIC!
Les comunicamos que Mazars en Colombia ahora hace parte del grupo de Firmas de servicios profesionales de la comunidad de Sociedades BIC. Las Sociedades de Beneficio e Interés Colectivo - BIC son empresas colombianas reconocidas por contar con modelos de negocio innovadores y de alto impacto, que desarrollan prácticas orientadas a la sostenibilidad, la equidad social y la protección del medio ambiente.
Decree 649 of 2022: Authorization of home-based work
Last April 27, 2022, the Ministry of Labor issued the Decree No. 649, by which Section 7 was added to Chapter 6, of Title 1, Part 2 of Book 2 of Decree 1072 of 2015, related to the authorization of home-based work.
Regulation of the Registry of Beneficial Owners - RUB
On December 27th, 2021, Colombian Tax Authority - DIAN issued Official Ruling 164 of 2021, whereby regulated sections 631-5 and 631-6 of Colombian Tax Code (CTC), referring to beneficial owners and its registration at RUB.
Accounting records for resident agents in Panama
Through Decree 255 of 2021, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism established Binding Corporate Rules in Colombia
Decree 255 of 2021 - Personal data
Through Decree 255 of 2021, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism established Binding Corporate Rules in Colombia