• Knock knock! Corporate taxes are due!

    Knock knock! Corporate taxes are due!0

    The payment of Corporate taxes is in force since 2017 according to the law N° 9428 and all companies registered in Costa Rica are obliged to do so by January 31st, 2023. Who should pay this tax? The tax will be applicable to the following business: Sociedades Anónimas (corporations), Sociedades de Responsabilidad Limitada (Limited Liability

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  • No Tax Icentives for Investors – Not Yet0

    What is the status of law 9996 creating incentives for investors? The delay with the implementation of law has generated anxiety in the expat community. In July of 2021, the CR Congress approved a law which created tax incentives for foreigners. Mainly, the incentives meant the creation of tax exemptions for the the importation of

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  • Luxury Tax on 200k houses0

    The “Solidarity Tax” (also known as “Tax on luxury houses”) was formally established in Costa Rica, through law no. 8683 on November 19th, 2008. Such tax falls back onto the value of the properties that are destined for housing purposes, whether the properties are regularly used, occasionally or just for recreation purposes. Such tax is

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