Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes Is shipping a vehicle to Costa Rica a hurdle or not? When moving to Costa Rica, you might doubt about shipping a vehicle to Costa Rica. Should you shop for a car once you arrive in Costa Rica? Find out more now. Many of you would like to bring your […]
Don’t you want to know how much property tax to pay before buying property in Costa Rica? Learn now how much, when, and where to pay Costa Rica property tax, as well as other taxes. After you purchase a property in Costa Rica, you have to pay several property-related taxes: Property Transfer Tax When you […]
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Living in Costa Rica might have important income tax consequences for you if you’re a taxpayer in the United States. Americans are increasingly choosing to relocate to destinations like Costa Rica. Data collected by Datosmacro.com in 2019 show that over 12,000 registered U.S. retirees and ex-pats prefer to live in […]
Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes What are the tax implications for U.S. citizens when working or having a business in Costa Rica? And their spouses’? Costa Rica is regarded as one of the safest bets in the emerging markets thanks to the strong exports, high tourism levels, and high levels of Foreign Direct Investment. If […]
I started practicing law in Costa Rica in 2003. At the time, incorporating, or not incorporating a company in Costa Rica to hold real property and other assets, was a straight forward decision. Property buyers were Incorporating a Company for basically 3 reasons: 1. Limited liability aspect afforded by the corporate structure, 2. Anonymity afforded […]
You might not know it yet, but soon we’ll have capital gains tax in Costa Rica. How will this interfere with your home and your real estate investments in Costa Rica? Will this new tax law hurt future business in Costa Rica? One of our beach property affiliates told me this week that a seller […]
When you work, own a business, or a property in Costa Rica, you have to pay taxes in Costa Rica as well. Do your homework and learn which taxes in Costa Rica, when they have to be paid, and other details. This guide will assist you in having you always up to date on all […]
Property owners who live out of the country often ask if they can make property tax payments online. The short answer is yes; you can make your property tax payments online. But, as you probably expected, it’s not as easy as it sounds. The reason is, that you need to have an account at Banco […]
Are you amongst the more than 250,000 corporate owners whose corporation was dissolved by the Public Registry for non-payment of the Corporate Tax? If your corporation was dissolved by the Public Registry, what happened to your property? During the real estate boom of 2007-2008, real estate developers set up corporations so that their clients, could […]
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