taxes in costa rica

Every year, vehicle owners pay “marchamo,” a kind of right of circulation or vehicle property tax. This year, payments were accepted starting November 1st.  On November 30th, the Government announced…

Over a week ago, protests began against a plan that sought to create new taxes to alleviate the financial crisis, a plan that has already been rejected by the Government.…

Many tax deadlines are coming up in December and January. These include the informative declaration, VAT, luxury home, rent, and vehicle taxes. There are already long lines everywhere you can…

Taxation has defined a procedure to exonerate the value added tax for domestic travelers and those foreigners attending a fair, congress or trade or professional exhibition in Costa Rica. The…

Netflix and Airbnb are examples of services that will be charged a value-added tax whenever paid for using a card issued in Costa Rica but will be eligible for reimbursement…

As of July 1, the value added tax will be enforced, and one of the big questions is whether the exemptions to the sales tax granted through different laws in…

The tax laws in Costa Rica are changing and it is important to know and understand the new obligations so your business remains compliant when operating in the country. The…

While in 1991, specific destinations only received 35% of the money collected in taxes, now it takes 95%. These destinations are all perpetual and 74% of them were created without…