Originally Posted by
JohnnyColombia
I am reminded of that expressionless gaze and the fruitlessness of throwing cotton wool balls each time I try to reason with the front desk staff at the Hilton.
lol that is exactly it!
Originally Posted by
JohnnyColombia
I don't think they are cheating the tax authority, if they are paying it on which I think they probably are then it is the client that is out of pocket and not DIAN. I am sure they are claiming a fair chunk of it back too but I don't think they are just keeping the money.
I probably wasn't clear enough . . . meant to say that if Hilton Cartagena has been unlawfully failing to collect VAT for eight (or more) years, the authorities would have put a stop to it by now. Reasonable conclusion is that the authorities agree that properties
don't need to collect VAT from foreigners on tourist visas.