Ecuador’s Internal Revenue Service (SRI) has issued Circular NAC-DGECCGC24-00000005 on 15 August 2024, clarifying the requirements for invoices and receipts related to land transport services, particularly concerning the deduction of costs and the application of a 0% VAT rate.

Only commercial land transport operators authorised by the competent authority can issue invoices or receipts for commercial land transport services. Taxis are specifically excluded from this requirement.

Costs for land transport services can only be deducted for income tax purposes if they are supported by sales invoices or receipts issued by these authorised operators. Any costs supported by invoices from natural persons (non-authorised operators) will be considered non-deductible.

The 0% VAT rate can only be applied to land transport services when supported by invoices or receipts from authorised commercial land transport operators.