Generating greater revenue and ensuring that taxpayers are up to date with their obligations is one of the priorities of the Bogotá Treasury Department in 2024. This is in order to increase the city’s income at a time when the economic slowdown calls for reactivation projects and The debt situation is good, but tight, forcing us to be innovative and effective.
Proof of these actions are the tax incentive strategies that have allowed more people to pay their taxes, achieving more than 29,340 payments that have applied the 80% discount on interest and penalties, which represents a collection of $39,056 million pesos, money that has undoubtedly become a cash relief for Bogotá, at a time when investment is required.
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However, there are still a large number of citizens who are not complying, which is why a follow-up campaign was announced for these debtors. Initially, these people will be offered alternatives to catch up without resorting to sanctions, as well as pedagogy so that they can use the available channels in an agile and safe manner.
“Over the next few days, the Ministry of Finance will send out a communication through different channels, including mass text messages, emails and physical letters, so that more than 900,000 taxpayers who are in arrears with Bogotá can get up to date to avoid paying interest, penalties or even the seizure of their assets,” the entity said.
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The Treasury Department said that the messages will be sent to taxpayers who have debts with the city for taxes such as property tax, property tax by quotas, vehicles and industry and commerce (ICA) for the 2024 period and who, therefore, are not covered by the Tax Relief offered by the District.
Ana Maria Cadena, Secretary of the Treasury, explained that the purpose of this information is to remind those who are not up to date with the current year’s taxes of their tax obligations and thus help prevent these debts from increasing due to interest and penalties.
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“It is important that citizens identify the validity of these communications to avoid falling into possible scams. In the case of emails, for example, these will only be sent from the certified institutional account [email protected],” said the official.
The person in charge of managing the District Treasury also pointed out that text messages will be sent from codes, never from cell phones. Any type of communication received from a recipient other than the official ones are false and seek to defraud taxpayers.
“The District Treasury Department never asks for money to be deposited or send payments through apps or digital wallets. Nor does it offer discounts for immediate payments or emergency calls to meet your obligations. Avoid being a victim of fraud,” he added.
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Finally, the advisors of the Treasury Department provide guidance and answer questions through the WhatsApp line 3002703002 and the PBX (601) 3385000. The taxpayer can verify that the letter they received was generated by the District Treasury Department by scanning a QR code that will appear in the document signed by the Tax Collection Subdirectorate.
It should be noted that to access tax benefits, through a payment facility, the debtor in arrears must not be reported to the State Bulletin of Delinquent Debtors for non-compliance with a payment agreement, likewise, those who request a payment facility must pay an initial fee of 30 percent of the debt, which includes tax owed, interest and penalties.
