It is a mechanism to collect the income tax in advance and the withholding is adjusted to services and purchases article 125 of law 1819 of 2016
The state charges annually Articles 365 to 374
Big contributors
From February, April and June
Natural people
From August, September and October
It is executed by
Purchase invoices or services rendered
Withholding elements at the source Articles 365 to 374
Passive subject
Taxpaying person
Withholding company
Payment or credit
Total, of the product
Total, of the service
Base
Value to apply withholding
Fee
Amount on which withholding begins to apply
Withholding agent article 368
They are natural or legal persons who are authorized by law to comply with the withholding or collection of the tax at the time the activity is carried out in
Investment funds or stock funds
Functions
Intervene in legal acts
Public law entity
Temporary unions
The consortiums
Natural people
with merchant quality
Pension and retirement funds
Paragraph 1:
Root
National tax and customs director
As a self-retaining means that entrusts its parameters according to the national government
Paragraph 2:
The government may designate as such those who make the payment or credit account in the name or on behalf of a third party or in their capacity as financiers of the respective operation.
Natural persons who have the quality of merchants
Obligations of the withholding agent articles 375 to 382
Obligation to withhold (Art. 375 ET)
Every agent must practice withholding; taking into account that there are companies that are not subject to withholding, as is the case of
Special regime: belongs to entities that do not contribute to the state.
Obligation to declare (Art. 382 E.T.)
All withholding agents are required to declare monthly
Consign withholding (Art. 376 and 377 E.T)
The agent must consign to the Dian the withholdings that have been made.
Issue certificates (Art. 378 and 381 E.T)
The agent must issue taxpayers the certificate corresponding to the concept, rate applied or the amount withheld
The issuance of this certificate must comply with the requirements established by law
Withholding taxes at the source
Rent
Remittances
vat
Industry and Commerce
Ica
Timbre
Financial statement lien
Concepts of withholding at the source Articles 383 to 419