Ecuador: Tax Reform Proposed

10 December, 2014

A Tax Reform bill was sent by the President of Ecuador to the National Assembly for discussion, on 28 November 2014. There are several changes in the proposed Tax Reform Bill to the current tax law. The changes are following: The general

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Ecuador: Imposition of electronic invoices on tax registered business

19 October, 2014

Tax registered business in Ecuador are obliged to maintain electronic invoices. This measure is imposed to reduce VAT fraud in Ecuador and came into force from the month of October 2014. Tax authorities have access to online portal of all customers

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TIEA between Ecuador and Honduras

06 August, 2014

On July 31, 2014, Foreign Affairs Ministry of Honduras announced the signing of a Tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with

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DTA between China and Ecuador enters into force

28 March, 2014

The double tax agreement (DTA) between China and Ecuador which was signed in 2013 entered into force on 6 March 2014 and will apply as from 1 January 2015. When it is in effect, the agreement will establish maximum withholding tax rates on

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Ecuador: Income tax exemption on deposits and investments in securities

23 March, 2014

On 21 February 2014, the General Director of the Internal Revenue Service published Circular No. NAC-DGECCGC14-00003 in order to communicate the tax authority's application of the substance over form principle as a criterion for the application of

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Ecuador ratifies DTA Protocol signed with China

23 January, 2014

Ecuador ratified the Protocol to the DTA with China through Decree no. 208 on 13 January

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Ecuador: China DTA gets Parliament approval

06 December, 2013

According to media reports published on December 3 2013, Ecuador’s the double taxation agreement (DTA) and an accompanying Protocol the nation signed with China gets parliament

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DTA between Ecuador and Singapore signed

08 July, 2013

Singapore and Ecuador signed an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTA) on 27 June 2013.  The provisions of the treaty will have effect from 1 January of the calendar year next following that in which the agreement enters into

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Ecuador: New transfer pricing reporting requirements

05 February, 2013

The Internal Revenue Service of Ecuador published Resolution NAC-DGERCGC13-00011 on 24 January 2013. Resolution NAC-DGERCGC13-00011 modifies Resolution NAC-DGER2008-0464 on transfer pricing reporting requirements. According to Resolution

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Ecuador: Minimum monthly salary

20 January, 2013

The minimum monthly salary of Ecuador has been set to USD 318 by the Ministerial Decree 00215/2012 of the Minister of Labour, effective from 1 January 2013. The rate was previously USD

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Germany and Ecuador complete negotiations to amend their DTA

05 November, 2012

On October 23, 2012, the Ecuadorian embassy in Germany confirmed that Germany and Ecuador had completed negotiations towards a Protocol to amend their 1982 double taxation agreement

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Ecuador completes the ratification of the Ecuador-Uruguay DTA

10 October, 2012

Ecuador completed the ratification of the Ecuador-Uruguay double taxation agreement (DTA), publishing a notification in its Official Gazette on September 28,

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Ecuador: National Assembly approves the pending DTA with Uruguay

17 September, 2012

According to media reports, the National Assembly of Ecuador approved the pending Ecuador-Uruguay double taxation agreement (DTA) and an accompanying Protocol on September 11,

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Negotiation concluded between China and Ecuador towards DTA

23 May, 2012

On 11th May 2012, China and Ecuador concluded four days of negotiations towards a double taxation agreement

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DTA between China and Ecuador under negotiation

18 May, 2012

China and Ecuador held the first round of their negotiations towards a double taxation agreement (DTA) during five days of meetings in Beijing, which concluded on May 11,

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