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Editor’s note: Adrian Rodriguez, partner with the international law firm Lewin & Wills, has graciously allowed Finance Colombia to reprint the answers he prepared for a professional symposium for the benefit of our readers. Mr. Rodriguez may be contacted at the above links....

Beginning Wednesday, September 16th and 17th, 20 US companies will be visiting Colombia, accompanied by the US Chamber of Commerce and the US State Department. The delegation will be meeting with top Colombian government representatives to discuss different topics relevant to...

Finance minister Maurice Cardenas signed a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) intergovernmental agreement, with US Ambassador Kevin Whitaker last Wednesday. The bilateral agreement is aimed at combating offshore tax evasion by promoting the exchange of information between...

Colombia’s Tax Authority, DIAN has clarified the withholding tax rate applicable to payments made abroad based on the provisions of Law 1739 of 2014. Article 28 of Law 1739 of 2014 set forth that revenue obtained by companies and foreign entities, that is not attributable to a...

Through the enactment of Law 1739 of December 23rd, 2014, the Colombian Tax Code was modified and certain mechanisms were created in order to avoid tax evasion. Below are the most relevant issues of the new Tax Reform: WEALTH TAX Taxpayers: Individuals and companies that are...

There are several ways by which a legal entity may be structured under Colombian law, depending upon the circumstances and needs of the foreign investor. In this sense, and even though the following are not the only ways by which a legal entity can be structured in Colombia, they...