Paying Taxes in Ecuador

The table below addresses the taxes and mandatory contributions that a medium-size company must pay or withhold in a given year in Ecuador, as well as measures of administrative burden in paying taxes.

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Tax or mandatory contributionPayments (number)Notes on PaymentsTime (hours)Statutory tax rateTax baseTotal tax rate (% profit)Notes on TTR
Corporate income tax1online filing6025.0%taxable profits18 
Social security contributions1online filing30012.2%gross salaries13.7 
Patent tax1 -fixed fee  1.6 
Capital gains tax 1 -10.0%gain on property sale0.5 
Contribution to superintendence1 -0.1%total assets0.5 
Municipal assets tax1 -0.2%total assets0.4 
Vehicle tax1 -2.5%vehicle value0.2 
Value added tax (VAT)1online filing24012.0%value added not included
Totals:8 600  34.9 


Notes:
Name of taxes have been standardized. For instance income tax, profit tax, tax on company's income are all named corporate income tax in this table.
The hours for VAT include all the VAT and sales taxes applicable.
The hours for Social Security include all the hours for labor taxes and mandatory contributions in general.