As a result of the implementation of different taxpayer compliance control plans, the Directorate General of Taxation recovered ¢12,970 million last year through activities carried out by the tax administrations and the Extensive Tax Control Office.
The strategy included the follow-up of taxpayers omissions in various taxes, and those who filed income tax returns, as well as billing control, follow-up to the payment of general tax on sales by public shows, liquidation of exonerated assets and closing of businesses; among others.
The omission control plan aimed to reduce the breach gap in the presentation of income tax returns, period 2015.
This updated the situation of 26 thousand taxpayers. Of these, 13,817 persons, both physical and legal, were disqualified because, despite terminating their commercial activity, they did not request their exclusion from the Single Tax Registry.
There were also 8,829 amending declarations for persons who had declared zero income tax in 2015. As a result of this action, the behavior of 6,573 taxpayers was corrected and ¢ 4.9 billion were recovered.
A fundamental element to achieve this recovery among those who declare zero tax is the crossing of information provided by third parties in the information statements that are presented in November of each year, as well as the crossing of public information available to the Tax Administration,”
said Carlos Vargas, General Director of Taxation.
Thanks to this measures it was possible to detect purchases, sales, rents, interest, and commissions for professional services that are not declared or that are declared below the actual amounts. There were also unjustified patrimonial increases exempt from the payment of tax.
According to the Treasury, at this moment all the tax administrations are developing the controls of 2017.