In Colombia, military service is an obligation for men over 18 years of age, however, there are some variables that a citizen can resort to to avoid being recruited.
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On the one hand, those people who are declared exempt for suffering physical and mental illnesses, or for being an only child should not attend the military. In addition, The compensation fee may be paid based on family assets or their salary situation.
On the web page that the Ministry of Defense has available on this subject, it is indicated how the amount to be paid for the military compensation fee is calculated.
Typically, this figure is obtained through family wealth, plus 60 percent of total monthly household income. In some cases, It is divided by the number of younger siblings who are studying (maximum 2).
However, the amount for this obligation can also be processed through your salary income, how is it calculated? We tell you.
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military payroll base
Last January, the Constitutional Court endorsed a decree that allows thousands of citizens who are ready to define their military situation, then establish that if the remit is economically independent, the military compensation fee will be set based on salary that he receives and not that of his parents or his family nucleus.
The taxable base of this contribution will be constituted by the IBC reported in the PILA
«Neither the parents nor third parties are taxpayers of this tax, nor are they obliged to answer for (the young person), who accredited his economic independence and being the taxpayer on the bases argued by the Military District, would be devoid of mechanisms to make others respond jointly and severally, having to pay the fee calculated based on income and the patrimony of others, over which he has no power of disposal”, expressed the decision known by EL TIEMPO on January 24.
In this order of ideas and according to the article 27 of Law 1861 of 2017«The taxable base of this contribution will be constituted by the IBC informed in the PILA in the last two years or fraction and, the liquid patrimony of the interested party informed in the income statement of the immediately previous year.»
In this sense, the value will be the sum of the liquid component of income and the liquid component of equity:
(Also: The term to receive the benefits of the Simple Tax Regime is exhausted).
heritage component
- Less than or equal to 200 SMLMV does not cancel for equity.
- Greater than 200 SMLMV and less than or equal to 700 SMLMV will cancel 0.4% of its net worth.
- Greater than 700 SMLMV and less than or equal to 1400 SMLMV will cancel 0.5% of its net worth.
- Over 1,400 SMLMV will cancel 0.6% of its net worth.
salary component
- Less than or equal to 2 SMLMV will cancel 20% of your income
- Greater than 2 SMLMV and less than or equal to 3.5 SMLMV will cancel 30% of your income.
- Greater than 3.5 SMLMV and less than or equal to 5 SMLMV will cancel 50% of your income.
- Over 5 SMLMV will cancel 60% of your income
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