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Ecuador × Tax & International Structuring
Tax and structuring for businesses, investments and deals that cross borders. In Ecuador, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
Quito · EcuadorWONE Global Partner · Ecuador
Professional with 20 years of experience in Tax Administration, performing functions in the managerial and tax administration fields. Experience related to the fiscal field in the main sectors of the economy: Banking, c…
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What the rules say in Ecuador
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Essentials guide · Partly source-checked36% of statements checked against a source7 checked against an official source12 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-1912 held back until checked against an official source11 topics include AI-written statements, not source-checkedNot yet professionally reviewed
The general corporate income tax rate is 25%.
Rates of 22% and 28% apply in specified cases: 28% where non-resident shareholders are in a tax haven and an Ecuadorian individual is also a shareholder, or where the ownership structure is not properly disclosed. Reductions are available for qualifying new investments.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19VAT (IVA) is charged at 15%, with a 0% rate for listed goods and services.
Zero-rated items include most unprocessed food, certain medicines, exports, books and paper, public utilities, housing rental and education. Local transfers of construction materials have been taxed at 5% since March 2024.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19The currency outflow tax (Impuesto a la Salida de Divisas, ISD) has been charged at 5% since 1 April 2024, and dividends and foreign loans may be exempt under certain conditions.
From 2025, imports under listed pharmaceutical subheadings are at 0% and items on the productive-sector list at 2.5%.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19Since 2020, imported digital services are subject to VAT, now at 15%.
For imported services generally, the local recipient must self-assess and withhold the VAT in full.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19Employers must distribute 15% of their net profit to employees (participación de utilidades): 10% shared equally among all workers and 5% in proportion to their family dependants.
Companies with net profits.Ministerio del Trabajo · checked 2026-10-19A taxpayer that signs an investment agreement with the government can obtain a reduction of up to 5 percentage points in its corporate income tax rate.
A separate 3-point reduction for up to 15 years is available for qualifying new productive investments.PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · checked 2026-10-19There are no general exchange controls, but transfers abroad are generally subject to the currency outflow tax (ISD).
Subject to exemptions.AI-written, not source-checkedRead the full guide: Tax, accounting and audit
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Quito · EcuadorWONE Global Partner · Ecuador
Experienced Partner with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry. Skilled in International Tax, External Audit, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Income Tax, and Tax. Strong entrepren…
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