The conditions that must be met to access tax benefits

A few days ago, the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá launched a new strategy to reduce the levels of tax arrears and obtain resources in the midst of the spending squeeze that the city is experiencing due to high levels of indebtedness. left by the pandemic care, through a series of reliefs and incentives for people to pay.

According to what was stated by the District Treasury, this benefit applies For taxpayers and citizens who have overdue tax and non-tax debts with Bogotá, who will be able to save 80% in interest and penalties by paying 100% of the tax owed.

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Ana María Cadena, head of this department, explained that “this is thanks to the 2024 tax relief that was approved in the Development Plan ‘Bogotá walks safely’”, while warning that each case must be studied to find the most beneficial solution, both for taxpayers and for the city.

Clear requirements

As soon as this campaign was launched, one of the most frequently asked questions by Bogota residents is related to the requirements and processes that must be met to access these benefits, since although the aim is to reach as many debtors as possible, certain requirements must be met to benefit from them.

In this sense, it must be said that tax relief covers various obligations that, in the case of taxpayers in the collection stage, include property or vehicle taxes for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 periods, as well as ICA and other taxes with debts that became delinquent between March 12, 2020 and June 30, 2022.

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In addition, it covers taxpayers with overdue obligations as of June 12, 2024 if the Ministry of Finance has not issued an official settlement or if it has issued one, but it is not final.

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Non-tax obligations

For this line, it must be specified that non-tax obligations refer to debts with District Secretariats and/or Local Mayors’ Offices that have become delinquent until June 30, 2022 for the use of goods and services or for sanctions and fines. It is important to note that for traffic fines and obligations With the health fund, relief must be requested from the Mobility and Health secretariats, respectively.

According to calculations by the District Treasury Department (SDH), this tax relief can benefit more than 1,105,000 taxpayers, covering nearly 2,778,934 obligations, which opens up a space for taxpayers to regularize their tax situation and avoid further penalties or interest, thus contributing to improving tax collection and compliance with tax obligations in the District.

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Those who wish to benefit from this program can choose from two payment methodscancelling on the one hand 100% of the obligation and 20% of the penalty and interest accrued, which must be made by December 13, 2024 at the latest; thereby achieving a substantial reduction in the established interest on penalties.

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Secondly, there is the payment facility, which applies only to tax debts in the collection stage. The deadline to take advantage of this facility expires on October 15, 2024.

Those who meet these requirements must complete and sign the form provided on the website and attach a copy of the debtor’s identity card. The District Treasury Secretariat already has the application available on its website so that people interested in knowing whether or not they are beneficiaries of tax relief can make the respective enquiry.