Need to know if you need to file a tax return this year? Here's how to check with the DIAN.

More than six million people in Colombia are expected to file their income tax returns this year with the National Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN) .

It is also worth mentioning that this is a procedure that more and more people are completing: in 2024 alone, the number of people required to submit it increased by almost 500,000 .

(Read on: 2025 Income Tax Return: A Quick Guide to Avoiding Mistakes, Penalties, and Stress ).

If you're interested in filing a tax return this year, here's what you need to do to find out from the country's main tax authority:

1. Enter the Dian transactional portal .

2. Select the 'Registered User' option. If you don't have a user account, click the 'New User' option and complete the registration process.

3. Then, log in by specifying your document type, number, and password.

4. Once inside, look for the option "Consult exogenous information." This is the information that third parties have reported about you and, therefore, is the basis for the Dian's determination of whether or not you must file a tax return.

5. There you'll need to accept the terms and conditions, and you'll be able to view it by year. When the 2024 option appears, check it out. In the meantime, you can try the 2023 option.

6. With this information, you'll be able to determine if you exceeded the thresholds established by the DIAN for individuals who must file income tax returns in 2025.

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Requirements for filing income tax returns

If you meet any of these requirements, you must go to the Dian and file your income tax return:

1. Having had a gross asset as of December 31 of last year exceeding 4,500 taxable value units (UVT), that is, $211,793,000.

2. That in 2024 their gross income has exceeded or been equal to 1,400 UVT, that is, $65,891,000.

3. That your credit card spending in 2024 was equal to or greater than 1,400 UVT, that is, $65,891,000.

4. That the total value of your purchases and consumption in 2024 has been equal to or greater than $1,400 UVT, that is, $65,891,000

5. That the total accumulated value of their bank deposits, deposits, or investments in 2024 was greater than 1,400 UVT, that is, $65,891,000.

(Read on: How your investments can help lower your taxable income .)

It should be noted that the reference UVT for the 2024 tax year is $47,065.

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