Compliance Alert - Annual reset of the consecutive control number of Electronic Tax Documents

Update: Compliance Alert - Annual reset of the consecutive control number of Electronic Tax Documents
Date: 2024-01-03

In accordance with the Compliance Regulations for Electronic Tax Documents (DTE), point “7.2-Control Number” establishes that in the issuance process, an alphanumeric code, composed of four distinct information below, must be automatically assigned as the Control Number:

  • It must begin with the letters "DTE" which refers to the Electronic Tax Documents to be issued;
  • It will contain the Document Type Code according to the CAT-002 Catalog established by the Tax Administration;
  • Will contain four alphanumeric digits that represent the Headquarters, Branch, or Warehouse code, followed by four alphanumeric digits with the Point of Sale code;
  • Will contain a consecutive number fifteen digits long, which will start at 1 and end at 999999999999999.

It will have the following structure: DTE-00-00000000-000000000000000 and must restart at the beginning of each tax year or when it is exhausted within it.”

Therefore, for 1 January 2024, your billing system must be programmed to comply with the aforementioned regulations.

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