March 16, 2021 Ecuador's Tax Administration issues regulations on voluntary estimated income tax payments Taxpayers may make voluntary estimated income tax payments. Unlike taxpayers that are required to make estimated tax payments, taxpayers making voluntary payments will be entitled to interest on those payments from the date the payment was made to the income tax payment due date. Ecuador's Tax Administration issued regulations on voluntary estimated income tax payments. Background In Ecuador, it is mandatory for companies, including permanent establishments of foreign companies, to pay an estimated income tax for tax year 2020 if they:
However, taxpayers also may voluntarily pay estimated income taxes. The voluntary payors will have the same payment options as those required to make estimated payments. Voluntary estimated income tax payments Taxpayers that are not required to make estimated income tax payments may voluntarily do so. Taxpayers that voluntarily pay estimated income taxes will be entitled to interest on their estimated payments, with interest running from the date the voluntary payment was made to the due date of the income tax payment. They may pay any amount of estimated tax. The regulations, however, indicate that taxpayers may pay an amount equal to 50% of the income tax incurred in the previous tax year, minus the income tax withholding made during the tax year. This provision allows taxpayers that are not required to make estimated tax payments to make payments that are equal to the payments made by those required to make estimated tax payments. ———————————————
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