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Ecuador: New tax obligations for commercial ground transportation operators.

Andrés Landerretche
August 3, 2026

The SRI introduced new requirements for commercial ground transportation operators, excluding taxis, under Resolution NAC-DGERCGC26-00000024. The rules centralize customer invoicing at the operator level, require members/shareholders to invoice only the operator, and impose new RUC, invoicing, tax, and deductibility obligations.

Key points

·         Operators and members/shareholders must register or update their RUC and economic activity.

·         Operators must issue invoices to customers; members/shareholders may invoice only the operator.

·         Electronic invoices must include the vehicle license plate.

·         Operators have 90 days to adapt their electronic invoicing systems.

·         VAT and withholding rules apply under existing tax regulations.

·         Transportation expenses are deductible only with invoices issued by authorized operators.

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Andrés Landerretche

Andrés es el Director de Análisis y Diseño Regulatorio en América Latina. Es licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Chile y tiene un LLM en Derecho Internacional por el Kings College de Londres. Andrés tiene más de 20 años de experiencia internacional trabajando en el servicio diplomático chileno, con destinos en Sudáfrica y en las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York. Tiene una importante experiencia en asuntos corporativos, cumplimiento, comunicaciones y relaciones comunitarias en Chile, Brasil, Colombia, Perú, Sudáfrica y Australia.
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