Conchale Vale!! has written 4 posts

looking for Bogotá restaurant recommendation for birthday party

Looking for a fun place in Bogotá that I can plan a birthday celebration. Looking for something with decent music, dancing, booze etc. For about 20 people or so should all be adults. Want a place where I could order Carne, pollo, papas etc for the whole table kind of family style not off a individual menu. Wondering about how much $ to plan for the food piece per person? I know the booze budget will be out of control. Any recommendations? ...

By Conchale Vale!! on 2008-01-03 20:40:25. 29 comments.

Tax structure for earned wages in Colombia

Does anyone know the actual tax structure for earned wages in Colombia..not from a pension. I am negotiating a permanent transfer to our Bogotá office. They have never had a non Colombian citizen on payroll and are not sure about taxes. I know that the tax rates for Colombians is based on a table and a percentage for the first million and then the second and so on until you hit around 6million and then everything after that is taxed at the highest bracket. However I found a US CPA site that ind ...

By Conchale Vale!! on 2007-11-18 07:46:44. 0 comments.

Colombian Taxes for Foreign Resident on a work visa

Does anyone know of a link for the tax breakdown in Colombia. I am still in the running to move permanently to Colombia with my US employer but it would not be a typical expat. Meaning they would not cover Colombian taxes. It would be a permanent transfer and employment with our Colombian division and their pay an benefit system. I have found some links..but the rates appear to be old. One of them seems to indicate that a foreigner pays the highest rate on all earnings. I also know there is a i ...

By Conchale Vale!! on 2007-10-26 20:17:01. 1 comments.

Living long term in Bogota on $40,000 annual

Just looking for an opinion on what kind of lifestyle I could have on about $40G's per year living in Bogotá'. That would be net after all taxes etc. I have been there many times but always on my companies dime so that is not the same as living everyday. I have looked more closely at buying apartments and cars etc. I would buy that cash so salary would go to living costs, gas, electric. food etc. Do you think after living at a middle class level there would be much left to invest for future ret ...

By Conchale Vale!! on 2007-07-19 17:11:14. 76 comments.