Beyond tax, private wealth and corporate law, we handle the matters that tend to come up in a company's day-to-day: customs and foreign trade, foreign exchange rules, employment law, energy regulation and public procurement.
Our associates are qualified to advise our clients on a range of customs and foreign trade matters, such as the tariff classification of goods, import and export procedures, free trade zone regulations and the various special regimes, among others.
Our associates have extensive experience in matters relating to international foreign exchange transactions. At CAÑÓN ASOCIADOS we therefore offer foreign exchange advisory services, mainly in relation to the channelling and/or reporting of transactions of various kinds; requests for statements of account from Banco de la República; management of offsetting accounts; registration and/or reporting of foreign indebtedness transactions; and the special foreign exchange regime, among others.
We also handle compliance with obligations associated with procedures such as the registration, substitution and cancellation of foreign investment in Colombia; the registration of Colombian investment abroad; and the registration and periodic reporting of offsetting accounts, among others.
Our associates have extensive experience in labour and social security matters. We therefore offer our clients a range of services, including labour advice on the hiring, remuneration, termination and/or final settlement of employees or service providers; employment and subordination relationships and related disputes; disciplinary investigations and proceedings; labour restructurings; and employee benefit plans, among others. We also handle labour proceedings and litigation, whether at the administrative or judicial level.
In social security matters, we advise on payroll contributions and social security contributions for employees and service providers, and on affiliations to the Comprehensive Social Security System (SSSI), among others. We also advise and represent our clients in matters before the Pension and Payroll Contributions Management Unit (UGPP), Colpensiones and other oversight bodies.
Our Firm has been involved in the design of some of the main regulations governing the tax benefits associated with Non-Conventional Energy Source (FNCE) and energy efficiency projects, and our associates have extensive experience in applying these benefits.
At CAÑÓN ASOCIADOS we offer tax advisory services on the application of the tax benefits associated with FNCE and energy efficiency projects, as well as project registration and the handling of procedures before the Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME), the National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) and other entities in order to access these tax benefits.
Our Firm has a qualified team with extensive experience in public procurement and public law, enabling us to offer advice and legal support on public procurement, special regimes and infrastructure; structuring of public and private sector projects; and project environment matters such as social and community management, environmental management, and real estate and land management.
Tariff classification, import and export procedures, special customs regimes and responses to DIAN customs investigations.
Channelling of transactions, registration of foreign investment and foreign debt, offshore compensation accounts and defence in foreign exchange investigations.
Yes: employment contracts, internal regulations, terminations, social security, employment audits and proceedings before the Ministry of Labour.
We have taken part in designing the rules on tax incentives for non-conventional energy sources and help projects obtain and apply those incentives.
Yes. We review tender documents, prepare bids, support the performance of public contracts and handle contractual disputes.
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