Few tourists take advantage of VAT refund Ecuador

The refund of VAT to foreign tourists has little host in Guayaquil. In the past eight months, 230 foreign visitors who passed through the airport, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo requested VAT refunds for purchases of domestic goods and housing services.

According to the Regional Coastal Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which directly manages this process since last September, returns addressed and met the requirements totaled $ 1,200. Reimbursement will be transferred to credit cards for visitors. Read Article