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COVID-19: Risk assessment and tax planning

The recommendation is that companies define financial administration, cash management and working capital policies; review cash flows related to advance payments, withholdings and provisions; and estimate the impact on financial reporting. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on business activity are uncertain and even complex to estimate. The changing and unpredictable nature … Read more

Tax: income for individuals and VAT for the entire family income basket

The Minister of Finance, Alberto Carrasquilla, recently stated in Dinero that the Tax Statute -ET- must be modified and that the country’s tax issues must begin to be discussed next year as part of the strategy to achieve economic recovery. “Colombia must stop having a ‘poor country’ Tax Statute, since the rebound of the economy … Read more

VAT: changes for exempt, excluded and taxed goods

Fedesarrollo proposes to maintain the 19% rate and gradually raise to 8% the goods currently exempted, excluded or taxed at the differential rate of 5%. The entity also indicates that the current VAT scheme could be replaced by a consumption tax scheme under a single rate of 8%. Much of the low productivity and efficiency … Read more

Why does the tax reform not resonate with businessmen and traders?

The Andi does not want the VAT to be touched, nor the income tax for individuals. For Fenalco, under the current conditions Colombians are not prepared for a tax reform. Acopi asked the Government to increase the amount of the payroll subsidy. The National Association of Colombian Businessmen -Andi- does not like the idea that … Read more

Tax reform: proposals for the upper and salaried classes

The Tax Network proposes that no salaried employee or pensioner earning less than 6 million pesos per month should pay more in income. It also suggests eliminating all tax benefits, including special rates and ICA discount, which give preferential treatment to some sectors. The Tax Work Network (Universidad Javeriana, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Universidad del … Read more