Deputy editor
Jun 7, 2024 – 10:46 am
The process of implementing electronic invoices began in Colombia six years ago., in order to wage war on evasion and formalize the transactions made by taxpayers. The big ones Companies were the first to do the exercise, then SMEs and finally individuals.
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Now, the turn is for public services, according to the latest resolution 008 of 2024 of the Dian, which establishes the obligation to water companies, electricity, gas and telecommunications to produce and electronically replicate the collection billor, with the aim of avoiding paper that reaches customers’ homes, according to Semana.
“Public service companies They must issue electronic invoices and send them to their clients by electronic means,” Óscar Moreno, co-founder of F&M Technology, an electronic invoicing company, said in the magazine.
Companies will have a period of enabling their systems in which they will be able to carry out pilot tests and develop their own systems. or hiring third parties to ensure the correct functioning of the issuance of electronic invoices, in accordance with the aforementioned medium.
For this process, users will have a change in their way of paying bills, since before it was possible at the Supercade or physically in some banks, although this process will continue, it will no longer be done with the paper invoice, but electronically or with the payment code that arrives in the mail, depending on the form.
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Companies that begin to implement this obligation can benefit from a tax deduction and a favorable credit history, strengthening its position in the market and exercising internal and transparent financial control.
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