NAF Ubaté Section and Facatativá Extension

By: Lorena Chacón

Communications Office

The University of Cundinamarca also houses the NAFs at the Ubaté branch and the Facatativá extension, in addition to the NAF at the Fusagasugá campus. These Accounting and Tax Support Centers (NAFs) are a social responsibility initiative guided by the National Directorate of Taxes and Customs (DIAN) and implemented by the University of Cundinamarca. They serve as an academic space where students gain practical experience in tax advising, promoting a culture of tax compliance within the community and its surroundings.

NAFs are not exactly a DIAN service point; they are a service point where taxpayers, both individuals and legal entities, receive guidance on general inquiries, such as:

• Guidance on the use of online services on the DIAN portal.

• Support and guidance in procedures for registration, updating and cancellation of the RUT.

• Guidance on economic activities and responsibilities.

• Support and guidance in completing income tax returns for individuals.

· Tax guidance for undivided estates.

• Basic guidance on the refund and compensation process.

• Basic guidance on the billing process.

• Basic general information on customs, tax and foreign exchange procedures and services.

• Guidance on consumption tax responsibilities.

· To promote academic events and the implementation of social outreach strategies that benefit the community and facilitate the solution of problems in Colombian society.

NAF Ubaté Section

Professor César Rodríguez Buitrago, leader of the University Social Interaction process and in charge of the NAF Ubaté Section, with more than 25 years of experience in the accounting and financial area of the real and banking sector, with solid knowledge in accounting, tax, commercial and labor law; international accounting and financial information standards, expands information related to the NAF Ubaté Section.

UCundinamarca: Who are the members of the Ubaté branch of the NAF?

César Rodríguez (CR): At UCundinamarca Ubaté branch, the NAF coordinator is Dr. Miguel Sierra Álvarez and the teacher in charge of the process is César Rodríguez Buitrago.

UCundinamarca: How does the Ubaté branch of the NAF specifically work, and what makes it stand out?

CR: The NAF Ubaté Sectional, operates from the Bogotá Sectional Directorate of Taxes of the DIAN, under the coordination and control of Dr. Ludis María Cuello Mendoza of the Office of Customer Assistance Management Division, in agreement with the Directorate of the Public Accounting Program of the Sectional.

· The Ubaté branch provides assistance to users who require it via email. [email protected] , This is done through contact with teachers and students available for this activity. Depending on the inquiry, a response may take between 24 and 48 hours, during which the user will be contacted and an appointment scheduled to address the inquiry.

· Update activities are also carried out on tax-related topics, which are offered to the general community.

Currently, both consultations and events are conducted via the Microsoft Teams platform.

UCundinamarca: How can interested people access the services offered by the NAF Ubaté branch?

CR: They can access it through their institutional email. [email protected] , through contact with teachers

by the UCundinamarca and by the NAF students and the academic community in general.

NAF Facatativá Extension

César Alberto Wilches Martínez, coordinator of the Public Accounting program at the Facatativá Extension, who is a Public Accountant, specialist in Public Management and Finance, specialist in University Teaching and Master in Educational Management, shares information about the NAF Facatativá Extension.

UCundinamarca: Who are the members of the NAF Facatativá Extension?

César Wilches (CW): The NAF Facatativá Extension team is made up of the program coordinator, Public Accounting, Dr. Cesar Alberto Wilches Martínez, with the support of the teachers Jorge Humberto Laverde Beltrán, Ángela Yolima Cita Velandia and Pedro Manuel Beltrán, teachers in charge; and by the students linked to NAF, who are led by the student Angie Lorena Pachón Bautista.

However, students from the Public Accounting program, with prior knowledge in taxation, are selected every semester to be part of the NAF support group.

UCundinamarca: How does the NAF Facatativá Extension specifically work, and what makes it stand out?

CW: The NAF service area, Public Accounting program Facatativá Extension, operates with the support of the Bogotá Tax Sectional Directorate of the DIAN, under the coordination and control of Dr. Ludis María Cuello Mendoza, an official of the Customer Assistance Management Division Office. These activities are coordinated with the Program Directorate and under the leadership of the teacher Jorge Humberto Laverde Beltrán.

The interested user will contact us through the customer service channels; depending on availability and the type of inquiry, the request will be answered within a period of 24 to 48 hours.

Additionally, technological tools such as social networks and Microsoft Teams will be used; also, the Center for Innovation, Technology and Organizational Management – CITGO, through the Social Projection activities of the Facatativá Extension; from where training and courses are provided on accounting and tax issues; and, through Facebook, update sessions on tax issues will be held.

UCundinamarca: How can interested people access the services offered by the NAF Facatativá Extension?

CW: You can contact us through our institutional email. [email protected] , through contact with the teachers and students of the program, via their emails [email protected] , [email protected] , [email protected] [email protected] ; and through the Facebook page “Consultorio Naf Facatativá”

Our customer service hours are Monday to Friday, from nine in the morning to four in the afternoon, through various contact methods.

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