Most foreign nationals who hold or plan to hold assets in Costa Rica with an eye toward eventual transfer to their heirs are pointed toward a Sociedad […]
Foreign nationals who own assets in Costa Rica — real estate, vehicles, bank accounts, shares in a Costa Rican entity — will leave those assets to be […]
There are two ways a Costa Rican corporation ceases to exist. The first is voluntary dissolution — a deliberate decision by the owners to end the entity […]
Two errors account for a disproportionate share of failed or blocked Inversionista residency applications in Costa Rica. Neither is obscure. Both are entirely preventable. And both share […]
The Inversionista (investor) residency category in Costa Rica offers foreign nationals a path to legal residency based on a minimum investment of $150,000 USD in eligible assets. […]
One of the first questions a foreign buyer asks when purchasing real estate in Costa Rica is whether to hold the property in their personal name or […]
A Costa Rican corporation that is not doing anything still owes something every year. The annual entity tax. The RTBF beneficial ownership declaration. The email registration. The […]
Every Sociedad Anónima and Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada in Costa Rica is required to maintain authenticated corporate books. These books are the governance record of the entity […]
Every legal entity registered in Costa Rica must comply with RTBF Costa Rica beneficial ownership reporting by telling the government who actually owns and controls it. Not […]
Every legal entity registered in Costa Rica owes an annual tax. Not just active businesses. Not just profitable ones. Every entity with a cédula jurídica — whether […]