Estimated Reading Time: 8 Minutes The correct way of calculating the Costa Rica property tax or impuesto sobre Los Bienes Inmuebles is to use the registered value of your property in the Municipality where the property is and multiply this by 0.25%. The percentage of the annual property tax is 0,25%, as regulated by Law…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes I wrote this blog about Corporation Tax Costa Rica originally on January 1st, 2016. Since 2016, many things have happened with the Corporation Tax Costa Rica. Everything I wrote at the time has changed and we’re now in September 2019. So it’s time for an update. For many years, lawyers…
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When buying appliances in Costa Rica, you can expect to pay a lot more than what you pay in another country.
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Did you know that you can save a lot of money buying liquor in Costa Rica in the right place? If you don’t drink before you move to Costa Rica, there might several reasons to start doing so pretty soon. It can be pretty warm some days and for…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes If you’re an American expat, living in Costa Rica, you will love these 6 tax tips. According to recent statistics, Costa Rica is one of the best countries to live in. It ranks in top positions when it comes to the happiest and greenest places. The tropical paradise combines magnificent nature…
Maybe you have a reason to dissolve your Costa Rican corporation? As many of you are aware, or certainly should be aware by now, the Costa Rica government imposed an annual corporation tax on all Costa Rican corporations. This is done by way of Law No. 9204 in 2012. The date the law was implemented…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes I get questions by email about the annual Costa Rica corporation tax that was approved in January 2012. In a past article, I explained what this annual Costa Rica corporation tax is all about and why it was created. This is important information for most of my readers since many of…
Most U.S. citizens and green card holders rushed to file a US tax return by April 15. However, Americans living abroad on the regular due date of their tax return can take advantage of several extensions. We updated this blog on 3/27/2020 First and foremost, American expatriates get an automatic two-month extension until June 15…