Odoo for Colombia: DIAN E-Invoicing & Colombian Localization

Colombian E-Invoicing (Factura Electronica)

Colombia's DIAN (Direccion de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales) mandates electronic invoicing for all businesses. Odoo 19 includes native Colombian localization with DIAN e-invoicing support through certified technology providers.

IVA Tax Setup

# Colombian IVA (Impuesto al Valor Agregado):
# Standard rate: 19%
# Reduced rate: 5% (certain food, agriculture)
# Exempt: 0% (basic food basket, education, health)
# Excluded: not subject to IVA

# National consumption tax (Impoconsumo):
# 8% — restaurants, telecom
# 4% — some vehicles
# 16% — luxury goods

Company Configuration

# Colombian company setup:
# NIT (Numero de Identificacion Tributaria): with check digit
# Document type: NIT, CC, CE, Passport
# Tax regime: Responsable de IVA / No Responsable
# Currency: COP (Colombian Peso)
# Fiscal position: Gran Contribuyente, Autoretenedor

# Install: l10n_co (Colombian chart of accounts)
# PUC (Plan Unico de Cuentas) chart

DIAN E-Invoice Flow

# Electronic invoice types:
# Factura Electronica de Venta
# Nota Credito Electronica
# Nota Debito Electronica
# Documento Soporte (purchases from non-tax payers)

# Flow:
# 1. Create invoice in Odoo
# 2. Generate UBL 2.1 XML
# 3. Sign with digital certificate
# 4. Send to DIAN via technology provider
# 5. DIAN validates and returns CUFE
# 6. CUFE stored on invoice record
# 7. PDF + XML sent to customer

Withholding Taxes (Retenciones)

# ReteFuente (income tax withholding):
# Services: 4-11% depending on type
# Purchases: 2.5-3.5%
# Honorarios: 10-11%

# ReteIVA: 15% of IVA amount
# ReteICA: varies by municipality (2-14 per thousand)

# Configure each as tax in Odoo
# Applied on vendor bills
# Monthly declaration to DIAN

Reporting

# DIAN reporting obligations:
# Bimonthly IVA return (Form 300)
# Monthly withholding return (Form 350)
# Annual income tax (Form 110)
# Exogena: annual third-party reporting

# Odoo generates tax data for all reports
# Export for DIAN Muisca portal submission

DeployMonkey for Colombia

Deploy Odoo for your Colombian business on DeployMonkey. The AI agent configures DIAN e-invoicing, 19% IVA, PUC chart of accounts, and retention taxes. DIAN-compliant from day one.