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Tax reform 2019: VAT refund proposal.

The 2019 tax reform proposal contemplates the creation of a sales tax -VAT- compensation mechanism in favor of the most vulnerable population. Upon reviewing the regulations, it is evident that such proposal has some structural gaps for its implementation. After the study and discussion of the report presented by the Government on the 2019 tax … Read more

Decree 535 of 2020: Refunds of income tax and VAT credit balances

In the midst of the economic slowdown generated by COVID-19, it was established that applicants that are not qualified as high risk will be refunded in only 15 days. The Dian continues without prescribing the forms 210 and the one corresponding to the annual SIMPLE return. On April 10, 2020, the National Government, under the … Read more

Abbreviated refund of credit balances: New clarifications

Through Legislative Decree 807 of June 4, 2020, the Ministry of Finance provided new indications on the process of refund and/or compensation of credit balances established in Decree Law 535 of 2020. In addition, transitory modifications are made to Article 855 of the ET. Two days before the end of the state of economic emergency … Read more

VAT: two million families will benefit from VAT refunds as of April

The Government has said that this refund corrects an injustice such as charging the same rate to the highest income households and the most vulnerable. The director of the National Planning Department -DNP-, Luis Alberto Rodríguez, highlighted the progress made by the Government in terms of VAT refund and assured that, as of April, two … Read more

Credit balances and offsets: deadlines for their refund

Taxpayers who liquidate balances in favor in their returns may impute them in their private liquidation or request their compensation. Those interested in requesting the refund of a balance in favor or requesting a compensation must take into account certain deadlines. The request for refund of credit balances must be filed no later than two … Read more

VAT credit balances and refunds

Article 850 of the ET establishes that taxpayers or responsible parties who liquidate balances in favor in their tax returns may request a refund. In this editorial we analyze the aspects to be taken into account in the case of VAT taxpayers. According to paragraph 1 of Article 850 of the Tax Statute -ET- and … Read more