The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and the National Tax and Customs Directorate signed a memorandum of understanding to promote business formalization. Both entities will collaborate on in-person and virtual assistance modules at CCB locations. The goal is to strengthen the culture of tax contribution in Bogotá and Cundinamarca.
The Bogotá Chamber of Commerce (CCB) and the National Tax and Customs Directorate (Dian) sealed an agreement aimed at easing compliance with tax and commercial obligations for entrepreneurs and merchants. Through this memorandum, the Dian will provide technical guidance to the CCB to set up assistance points, assigning officials to support the strategy.
The CCB will enable physical and virtual spaces in its locations across Bogotá and Cundinamarca for services such as registration and updating of the Single Tax Registry (RUT) and tax advice. The entities will also promote training sessions and campaigns to bring the business community closer to regulatory compliance.
A Dian official will attend on a rotating basis once a week to the headquarters: Mondays at Chapinero and Cota; Tuesdays at Cedritos and Chía; Wednesdays at Kennedy and Ubaté; Thursdays at Norte and Zipaquirá; and Fridays at Salitre and Tocancipá. Ovidio Claros Polanco, executive president of the CCB, emphasized: “this agreement is the result of the mutual will between the two entities to establish a cooperation strategy for the benefit of the business community, merchants, and citizens in general, in favor of the economic development of the city-region”.
Patricia González Vasco, sectional director of Taxes in Bogotá for the Dian, added: "This memorandum of understanding strengthens inter-institutional articulation mechanisms and expands the coverage of Dian services, facilitating access to tax guidance and compliance with formal obligations for the business sector in Bogotá and Cundinamarca, through in-person and virtual assistance schemes".
This alliance marks a step toward greater formalization, directly addressing the needs of the local business sector.