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What Colombia expects of you, written out properly.
Long-form explanations of the rules foreigners run into here, checked against the current norms rather than repeated from older articles. Where something changed recently, the guide says what changed and when.
Personal tax
Tax residency in Colombia and the 183-day rule
When Colombia starts taxing your worldwide income, why your visa is irrelevant to the question, and what a resident actually has to declare.
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Business
Doing business in Colombia
The sequence from deciding to invest to operating: structure, capital, the exchange regime, and the compliance that starts the day the company exists.
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Company formation
Opening a company in Colombia
The S.A.S., what registration involves, what a foreign shareholder needs, and the decisions that are expensive to reverse later.
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Choosing a firm
Finding an accountant in Medellín
What a Colombian accountant is actually responsible for, what a licensed Contadora Pública can sign that others cannot, and what to ask before you engage one.
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The rule behind most guides here
183 days
Colombian tax residency starts at 183 days of presence in any rolling 365-day window, counting entry and exit days. Article 10 of the Estatuto Tributario.
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