Preventing and Solving Problems for Expats in Costa Rica
Exclusive to A.M. Costa Rica Almost everyone with a company in Costa Rica is a bit frustrated and worried about filing their Registro de Transparencia y Beneficiarios Finales (register of transparency and final beneficiaries) report to comply with … [Continue reading]
Exclusive to A.M. Costa Rica For those renting villas, chalets, apartments, rooms, and the like through nontraditional means like Airbnb, Vrbo, HomeAway, Facebook, Instagram, and other similar media sites, business is about to get much more … [Continue reading]
Exclusive to A.M. Costa Rica Yesterday started a new era in Costa Rica, a new time when all privacy using an anonymous corporation was no more. In the good old days, a company, called a sociedad anonima, an anonymous society in English, S.A. … [Continue reading]
Exclusive to A.M. Costa Rica The Costa Rican government will require full disclosure starting next month of everyone’s secrets hidden in companies. Unless the powers-that-be change their minds again, full registration of all legal entities in … [Continue reading]
Exclusive to A.M. Costa Rica As of today, selling assets like real estate will be more expensive in Costa Rica. For years, people have enjoyed a capital gains free country. Many who bought property over the years, did so without too much … [Continue reading]
Exclusive to A.M. Costa Rica "Round and round it goes, where it stops, nobody knows." Does that quote refer to a roulette table or to Costa Rica's tax Law 9635? Apparently, to the latter. The country's decision-makers cannot make up their minds … [Continue reading]
Exclusive to A.M. Costa Rica Most expats now should know everyone with a Costa Rican company of any type will be required to file an income tax return this year. What many do not know is that they will have to submit two within three months of … [Continue reading]