The new resolution limits ultimate beneficial owner reporting to certain foreign entities and sets forth new due dates for submitting the information.
In Resolution No. 37 (issued 17 March 2022), the Colombian Tax Authority modified regulations on reporting ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) (i.e., individuals who own, control or benefit from the relevant entity).
Resolution 164 of 27 December 2021 regulates the criteria for identifying UBOs of legal entities or structures without legal status (e.g., funds or trusts), as well as the information that must be reported to the UBO registry (see EY Global Tax Alert, Colombia issues resolution on ultimate beneficial owners, dated 11 January 2022).
Foreign entities that must report their UBOs
The regulations previously required foreign entities to report their UBOs before the UBO registry when more than 50% of the value of their assets were located in Colombia, according to their financial statements. The resolution limits the UBO reporting obligation to foreign entities that do not make investments in Colombia through legal entities, permanent establishments, or structures without legal status.
Due date
Before the new resolution, legal entities and structures without legal status that were created before 15 January 2022 had to submit information about their UBOs before 30 September 2022. Legal entities and structures without legal status created on or after 15 January 2022 had to submit information about their UBOs within two months of registering before the tax registry (RUT) or in the Identification System of Structures Without Legal Status (SIESPJ).
Under the new resolution, legal entities or structures without legal status created before 30 September 2022 must submit the information about their UBOs (and register in the SIESPJ, if applicable) before 31 December 2022. Legal entities or structures without legal status created on or after 30 September 2022 must provide the information about UBOs within two months of their registration before the RUT or in the SIESPJ.1
For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following:
Ernst & Young S.A.S. Bogota
- Luis Orlando Sánchez
- Juan Torres Richoux
- Andrés Millán Pineda
- Amalia Borja Gonzalez
- Isabel Rodriguez Daniels
Ernst & Young LLP (United States), Latin American Business Center, New York
- Zulay Andrea Arevalo
- Ana Mingramm
- Lucas Moreno
- Enrique Perez Grovas
- Pablo Wejcman
- Pablo Angel
Ernst & Young Abogados, Latin America Business Center, Madrid
Jaime Vargas
Ernst & Young LLP (United Kingdom), Latin America Business Center, London
- Lourdes Libreros
- Claudia V León Campos
Ernst & Young Tax Co., Latin America Business Center, Japan & Asia Pacific
- Raul Moreno, Tokyo
- Luis Coronado, Singapore
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