The procedure must be carried out online, according to the ninth digit of the ID, RUC or RISE.
Like every year, people who have businesses or commercial establishments in Quito must renew the Single License for Economic Activities (LUAE). The process will begin on February 1 and will be carried out according to the ninth digit of the identity card, the Single Taxpayer Registry (RUC) or the RISE.
In this way, the first people to apply they will be those in whose documents the ninth digit is 1. In March those ending in 2 will do so; and so on until in November it corresponds to those with number 0.
management it is done online, through the website of the Municipal Service Portal: https://pam.quito.gob.ec/PAM/Inicio.aspx. The user must enter the section ‘Most visited procedures’ and click on the ‘LUAE Digital’ option. Next, a screen will appear in which you must enter the RUC number and the patent key.
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Through a statement, the Municipality recalled that to access the renewal you must be up to date in the payment of the patent tax and the rates related to the economic activity of the previous year. Once the procedure is approved, the license with the QR security code will automatically arrive at the business owner’s email.
Marco Moya, coordinator of LUAE, pointed out that in 2021 the operating permit to 62,701 commercial establishments between categories I, II and III.
business like large factories or gas stations, which are within category III, must comply with the technical rules of the municipal agencies: Fire Department, Quito Tourism Company, Ministry of Mobility, Ministry of Territory, Habitat and Housing. Establishments in categories I and II -such as grocery stores- do not require prior inspection, but must make the self-declaration online.
For people who have questions about the renewal process or how to obtain the LUAE, the Municipality provides assistance through the telephone line 1800-510-510, option 6. Concerns are also answered through social networks. And in the Portal of Municipal Services there is a virtual assistant. (I)
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