We advise companies, business groups and high-net-worth individuals on Colombian and international tax: we explain clearly how the tax system applies to you, handle your compliance before DIAN, and design legal structures that make use of the tax incentives available in each jurisdiction.
Cañón Asociados, its partners and associates have extensive experience in international tax planning and structuring, as well as in setting up tax structures for innovative business models such as non-conventional energy sources, e-commerce, marketplaces and fintech-related services, among others.
At CAÑÓN ASOCIADOS we have broad experience advising Colombian and foreign individuals, as well as domestic and international companies, on matters and business carried out in and outside Colombia. We are a highly qualified professional team ready to address your queries, focused on comprehensive advice that enables our clients to make strategic decisions with constant risk assessment.
Our services include, among others:
CAÑÓN ASOCIADOS has focused a large part of its practice on developing and implementing tax planning strategies. We therefore offer our clients a wide range of domestic and international tax planning alternatives and structures, designed and implemented on the premises of innovation and sophistication, and guided by risk calibration and legal certainty.
Our team is trained in the main foreign tax legislations, the Double Taxation Conventions signed by Colombia and the Andean Community rules in force in our country, among others.
At CAÑÓN ASOCIADOS we design and implement planning strategies for:
Over the course of our practice, we have significantly strengthened our tax litigation area. We currently represent our clients’ interests in administrative proceedings before the National Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN) and in judicial proceedings before the various courts and officials of the judicial system.
At CAÑÓN ASOCIADOS we represent and advise our clients in tax assessment and dispute proceedings, settlement and mutual-agreement termination proceedings, penalty proceedings, voluntary and enforced collection proceedings, and applications for the refund and/or offset of credit balances, among many others. We also assist and advise our clients in actions for annulment, annulment and restoration of rights, and direct reparation.
At CAÑÓN ASOCIADOS we have a team of accountants specialised in taxation, trained to support our clients in fulfilling their tax and information-reporting obligations before DIAN.
Our services include the preparation and filing of tax and informative returns; preparation and submission of third-party information reports (información exógena); preparation and filing of reconciliation reports; and obtaining and/or updating the Single Tax Registry (RUT), the Electronic Signature Instrument (IFE) and the Invoicing Resolution, among others.
We understand how important it is to know the tax position of your company or of the companies you intend to acquire. We therefore offer a tax due diligence service carried out by a team experienced in identifying contingencies and relevant issues in companies and businesses across different sectors.
Our work is aimed at protecting our clients from any type of risk, not only by preventing future disputes with the Tax Administration or other authorities, but also by identifying opportunities to improve and optimise processes and activities.
We review how the business is organised, which taxes it triggers and which incentives apply. We then propose specific changes —corporate structure, contracts, dividend treatment, transfer pricing— and document them so they stand up to a DIAN review.
Yes. We handle requests for information, official assessments and penalties at the administrative stage, and take the case to the administrative courts when needed.
Yes. We work with residents and non-residents on tax residence, income and wealth tax returns, foreign assets, foreign exchange rules and double tax treaties.
It is a review of a company's tax exposure. It makes sense before buying or selling a business, raising investment or reorganising a group, so you can quantify risks and negotiate with real information.
Yes. Our specialised accountants prepare and file tax returns and information reports, and the technical review is done by the same lawyers who handle the planning.
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