Ecuador: Government publishes a Resolution regarding special advance tax payment
On 4 September 2020, the Director General of Internal Income Service published Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC20-00000054 of 4 September 2020, providing procedures of how to collect an exceptional advance income tax payment pursuant to Executive Decree
See MoreEcuador: Reminder for the effective date of Vat law regarding digital service tax
The VAT law or Organic Law for Tax Simplicity and Progressiveness was Officially published on 31st December 2019. On 28 July 2020, the President approved the rules for administering the VAT measures on digital services. The new VAT comes into
See MoreEcuador: Government publishes Resolution regarding exceptional advance tax payments
On 4 August 2020, the Government published a Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC20-00000051 of 4 August 2020, which establishes rules of how to collect an exceptional advance tax payment pursuant to Executive Decree No. 1109 of 31 July 2020. It applies for
See MoreEcuador: The Internal Income Service amends prior Resolutions regarding transfer pricing
On 1 July 2020, the Government published Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC20-00000046 of 1 July 2020, which amends the calculation of profit level indicators. According to amendments, it is provided that taxpayers must use the last financial information
See MoreEcuador: SRI publishes a Resolution to extend the TP report filing deadline
On 6 May 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) published Resolution NAC-DGERCGC20-00000032 , which extends the deadline of Annex on Related Party Operations and the Comprehensive Transfer Pricing Report for fiscal year 2019 between 10 and 28
See MoreEcuador: President announces tax relief measures during COVID-19 pandemic
On 27 March 2020, the President announced a series of measures due to coronavirus outbreak. The key measures are given below: Payment of corporate income tax for fiscal year 2019 for the months of April, May, and June 2020 can be deferred and
See MoreEcuador: Internal Revenue publishes rules on dividend withholding tax
On 20 February 2020, the Internal Revenue Service published a Resolution NAC-DGERCGC20-00000013 of 20 February 2020 regarding rules of how to distribute the dividend withholding tax (WHT) by a resident company or a permanent establishment in
See MoreEcuador: SRI publishes Resolution regarding temporary corporate income tax
On 29 January 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) published an Administrative Resolution in the Supplement of the Official Registry 131, which specifies the procedure for filing the tax return and the annual payment of the temporary tax for
See MoreEcuador: Government publishes tax reform for 2020
On 31 December 2019, the Government published tax reform 2020 through Law of Simplicity and Tax Progressivity (Law No. SAN-2019-1270) in the Official Gazette. The Law effects from 1 January 2020. Some of the key provisions are given
See MoreDTA between Ecuador and Japan enters into force
On 28 December 2019, the Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Ecuador and Japan was entered into force and applies from 1 January 2020. The DTA contains Dividends rate 5%, Interest rate 10%, and Royalties rate
See MoreEcuador: President made objections on second tax reform bill
On 14 December 2019, the President, Moreno, made objections on the second tax reform bill approved by the National Assembly. Accordingly, he proposed to limit the application of the thin-capitalization rules to inter-company loans. Accordingly,
See MoreEcuador: Tax Policy Committee issues Resolution on tax incentives for micro and Small business
On 26 November 2019, the Tax Policy Committee published Resolution CPT-RES-2019-005 regarding the application of tax incentives in case of micro and small enterprises, which entered into force on the similar day of its publication in the Official
See MoreEcuador presents new tax reform Bill
On 21 November 2019, the Ecuadorian National Assembly presented a new draft of the Tax Reform Bill on "Tax Simplicity and Progressiveness" following the rejection of the previous draft law on economic growth reform submitted to Congress on 18
See MoreEcuador: NA Approves Mutual Assistance Agreement on Tax matters
On 7 August 2019, Ecuador's National Assembly approved the bill for the ratification of the OECD-Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters as amended by the 2010 protocol. Its objective is to facilitate
See MoreEcuador introduces TP risk model
On 1 August 2019, the Inter-America Center of Tax Administration (CIAT) publishes a document on Ecuador Transfer Pricing (TP) Risk Model in its official website. The SRI of Ecuador, with the coordinated support of CIAT, the United Nations (UN), the
See MoreEcuador: SRI issues decree on advance income tax payments
On 5 July 2019, the Ecuadorian Internal Revenue Service (Servicio de Rentas Internas-SRI) issued Executive Decree No. 806 of 25 June 2019 in its official website. The decree introduces new schedule for advance income tax payments. The payment of
See MoreEcuador releases advance tax refund procedure for FY 2018
On 4 June 2019, the Ecuadorian Internal Revenue Service (SRI) issued Resolution No. NAC-DGERCGC19-0000022 dated 30 May 2019 concerning refund procedures for overpaid advance income tax in financial year (FY) 2018. According to the resolution,
See MoreEcuador: SRI issues circular regarding income tax law
On 9 April 2019, Ecuador’s Internal Revenue Service (SRI) issued Circular No. NAC-DGECCGC19-00000003. The circular makes a reminder about the application of the legal regulations in force for the determination of income tax for the fiscal year
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