Depend on our full-service Tax practice, which is widely regarded as one of Colombia’s leading players in the field. We regularly counsel local and foreign clients on the whole range of tax concerns affecting their businesses, providing tailored advice focused on minimizing your tax burdens to meet the specific objectives of your business.

We are renowned for advising on complex tax issues affecting mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs and corporate reorganization schemes. Following changes to Colombia’s tax system in 2012, our team has been regularly called upon to assist a range of industries with funds and other investment vehicles, including insolvency proceedings.

Our tax litigation track record encompasses complex, high-stakes tax and customs disputes before all levels of local courts. Our lawyers regularly represent clients before government entities and in tax-related litigation proceedings, including handling matters before tax authorities related to refunds, appeals and claims linked to private tax returns.

Additionally, we help in the construction and implementation of transfer pricing policies, and diagnose and provide advice in the negotiation of advance pricing agreements (APAs). Our team provides support in the preparation and filing of formal obligations in Colombia and abroad, and we offer support in conflict resolution processes and preparation of documents for assets, liabilities, capital, income and expense attributions for permanent establishment.

Our services include:

• Tax advisory
• Transaction structuring
• Transfer pricing
• Internal reorganizations and corporate restructurings
• Tax litigation

Our experience in foreign investment and foreign exchange issues, a roster of available accountants and the support of our global Firm’s other market-leading practice groups provides you with an efficient and holistic service, wherever in the world your legal issues may arise.

Recognition

Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas has been awarded in the first edition of The Legal 500 Colombia Awards 2024

January 31, 2024

Colombia: Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas had an outstanding participation in the first edition of The Legal 500 Colombia Awards 2024 being recognized as winner in four (4) different categories. These awards counted with the participation of the most important and prestigious firms in Colombia, and they highlighted both, the best practice areas, and the leading lawyers in the legal industry in 2023.

Tax partner in Bogotá mentioned in a renowned business magazine in Colombia

August 19, 2016

"Dinero" is a magazine in Colombia that specializes in business matters and is read by an overwhelming majority of the business community. The magazine recently published an article regarding the structural tax reform that is being planned by the Colombian government and who the magazine considered would be called to play a major role in the implementation of the future law.

Insights

Relevant considerations regarding the Master File and changes in Transfer Pricing Due Dates for the year 2024 and beyond

January 15, 2024

Colombia: Recently, the National Government issued Decree 2229 / 23, through which the calendar for the filing of all tax duties is disclosed. In comparison with the calendars of previous years, this one show significant changes, especially due to the unification of the due date of the Master File together with the Local File and the Transfer Pricing (TP) Return.

Taxpayers forced to the transfer pricing regime and corresponding due dates

February 2, 2022

The law considers Permanent Establishments to be any type of business vehicle of foreign companies such as branches, agencies, offices, factories, workshops, mines, quarries, oil and gas wells, or any other place of extraction or exploitation of natural resources.

On September any company belonging to a MNE must file a Notification of the Country by Country

August 23, 2021

Taxpayers that should file the TP Return must fulfill the boxes 37 to 44 of Format 120 to accomplish with the Notification of the CbC.

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