Subnational Business Reforms in Colombia

Positive= Doing Business reform making it easier to do business. Negative= Doing Business reform making it more difficult to do business.

Colombia

These reforms were published in Doing Business in Colombia 2010

Barranquilla

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (reduced the cost of company books, combined procedures in the one-stop shop, eliminated certificate of land use, sped up employees enrollment to the public pension system).
Positive Paying Taxes: Eased tax payments with the implementation of electronic systems for filing and payments (MUISCA and PILA) and with the simplification of municipal taxes.

Bucaramanga

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (combined procedures in the one-stop shop, eliminated the certificate of land use and reduced the cost of company books).
Positive Registering Property: Reduced costs of registering property by reducing fees to obtain municipal certificates of no oustanding tax payments (predial y de valorización).
Positive Paying Taxes: Eased tax payments with the implementatiom of electronic systems for filing and payments (MUISCA and PILA) and rates reduction. Revised and unified its municipal tax code.

Cali

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (reduced costs of company books, combined procedures in the one-stop shop, eliminated the certificate of land use and sped up employees enrollment to public pension and family compensation fund).
Positive Registering Property: Facilitated registration procedures by making it possible to pay and request certificates at a one-stop shop ("SiCali").
Positive Paying Taxes: The tax burden on businesses was eased with the introduction of electronic tax filing and payment, and some payments were reduced.

Cartagena

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (reduced costs of company books, combined procedures in the one-stop shop and sped up employees enrollment to health care and public pension sytem).
Positive Registering Property: Facilitated property registration by cutting procedures and eliminating required certificates.
Positive Paying Taxes: Eased tax payments with the implementation of electronic systems for tax filing and payments (MUISCA and PILA) and rates reduction.

Cúcuta

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (reduced costs of company books, inaugurated a one-stop shop, eliminated the certificate of land use and sped up employees enrollment to pension and health care).
Positive Paying Taxes: The tax burden on businesses was eased with the introduction of electronic tax filing and payment, and some payments were reduced.

Manizales

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (reduced costs of commercial books, inaugurated a one-stop shop, eliminated certificates and sped up employees enrollment and payments to social security).
Positive Registering Property: Facilitated property registration by eliminating required certificates and by linking registry and cadastre offices.
Positive Paying Taxes: Eased tax payments with the implementatiom of electronic systems for filing and payments (MUISCA and PILA) and rates reduction. Revised and unified its municipal tax code.

Medellín

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (reduced costs of company books, improved procedures at one-stop shop, sped up employees enrollment to health care, public pension and family compensation fund and eliminated the certificate of land use).
Positive Registering Property: Facilitated property registration by combining required certificates.
Positive Paying Taxes: Eased tax payments with the implementatiom of electronic systems for filing and payments (MUISCA and PILA) and rates reduction, including property tax rates.
Positive Enforcing Contracts: Expedited enforcement procedures with the appointment of new judges to process delegation orders.

Neiva

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (reduced costs of company books, inaugurated a one-stop shop, eliminated the certificate of land use and from the fire department, sped up employees enrollment to public pension, health care and family compensation fund, and lowered stamp duties).
Positive Registering Property: Facilitated property registration by making it possible to pay and request certificates at a one-stop shop and by linking registry and cadastre offices.
Positive Paying Taxes: The tax burden on businesses was eased with the introduction of electronic tax filing and payment, and some payments were reduced.

Pereira

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (reduced costs of company books, inaugurated a one-stop shop, and sped up employees enrollment to pension and health care).
Positive Registering Property: Facilitated registering property by improving efficiency at registry offices and with notaries providing legal assistance to prepare public deeds reducing the costs associated with hiring a lawyer.
Positive Paying Taxes: Eased tax payments with the implementatiom of electronic systems for filing and payments (MUISCA and PILA).

Popayán

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (reduced costs of company books, inaugurated a one-stop shop, eliminated the certificate of land use and sped up employees enrollment to pension and health care).
Positive Registering Property: Facilitated registering property by linking cadastre and registry offices.
Positive Paying Taxes: The tax burden on businesses was eased with the introduction of electronic tax filing and payment, and some payments were reduced.

Santa Marta

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (reduced costs of company books, inaugurated a one-stop shop, eliminated the certificate of land use and sped up employees enrollment to pension and health care).
Positive Registering Property: Facilitated registering property by improving efficiency at registry offices.
Positive Paying Taxes: The tax burden on businesses was eased with the introduction of electronic tax filing and payment, and some payments were reduced.
Positive Enforcing Contracts: filing stage takes less time due to the application of National Law 1194 of 2008 ("Ley de Desistimiento Tácito").

Villavicencio

DB 2010:


Positive Starting a Business: Streamlined start up processes by implementing legal and administrative reforms (reduced costs of company books, inaugurated a one-stop shop and sped up employees enrollment to pension and health care).
Positive Registering Property: Facilitated registering property by improving efficiency at registry offices.
Positive Paying Taxes: The tax burden on businesses was eased with the introduction of electronic tax filing and payment, and some payments were reduced.

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