Tax Considerations of Software Taxation in Colombia: Domestic, International and Tax Treaty Aspects Consideraciones fiscales de la tributación del software en Colombia: aspectos domésticos, internacionales y de los tratados tributarios

Abstract

There is no doubt about the fact that advances in technology have been exacerbated in recent years, resulting in the dependence that organizations and people have on computer software or software is quite evident. In this way, it is possible to assert that we depend on this last intangible for the daily functioning of the world. Thus, from a tax point of view it is essential to know the rules that govern the taxation of software and the way in which it is exploited. This conclusion extends to the Colombian case, considering that software licensing occupies a very important part of payments abroad made by Colombian taxpayers to foreign suppliers, where additionally there are special rules for the computer software industry, not only for effects of direct taxation, but also indirect, which must be taken into account by the people who are related to this activity.