Between last September and October, the Internal Revenue Service (SRI) seized $478,629 worth of goods. And that through tax notaries who carried out 46 acts of control of the documentary support of the goods.

These controls were held in Ambat, Colta, Guayaquil, Ibarra, Loja, Machala, Manta, Pedro Moncay, Quito, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo and Yantzaz; and among the confiscated products are bottles for alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, mobile phones, electronic devices, clothes, shoes, perfumes and others.

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Additionally, the SAI reported that tax notaries conducted 2,210 actions reminding taxpayers who perform the economic activity of selling communication equipment and accessories, clothing and footwear of their tax obligations and liabilities; food and drink in restaurants; hardware items; drinks and tourism; in the provinces of Azuay, Bolívar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Ríos, Manabí, Napo, Orellana, Pichincha, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Sucumbíos, Tungurahua and Zamora Chinchip.

They also carried out 469 actions to control the issuance and/or delivery of sales invoices throughout the country, 76% of which ended in closure due to non-compliance. The 24% who did so were congratulated and encouraged to continue this behavior and contribute to the economic development of the country.