Nu Colombia questions the 501-day delay in implementing the 4x1000 exemption

May 5, 2026

TL;DR

Nu Colombia initiated "Operation Day 501" due to the non-implementation of Article 65 of Law 2277 of 2022 for over 500 days.
The law allows Colombians to designate more than one bank account as exempt from the 4x1000 tax.
This delay prevents financial mobility, costing citizens up to $800,000 pesos annually and forcing them to use a single bank.
Nu Colombia is offering to refund the 4x1000 tax on new funds invested in Nu CDTs between May 5-9, 2026.
The refund will be credited to the customer's Nu Account.
Nu Colombia is the first financial institution to publicly act on this legal non-compliance.

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