Author: Bérénice Magistretti / Source: VentureBeat
We’re all in tax mode here in the U.S. (or at least we should be). Although there are countless software tools available out here to help with this tedious task, other countries are lagging behind.
In Latin America, for example, only about eight percent of individuals file their taxes due to the high costs, according to Tributi. The Bogotá, Colombia-based startup is trying to automate this space by offering services to individual taxpayers, but also to accountants who want to go digital.“In most countries across Latin America, tax accountants are still doing taxes manually with pen and paper,” said Tributi cofounder and CEO Andrés Vélez, in an interview with VentureBeat. “This is expensive to the consumer and to the accountant as it’s error-prone and lacks traceability.”
Taxpayers go on Tributi’s website to answer a range of questions about their finances, including revenue, expenses, assets, and debts. The platform then generates a…
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