Tax Reform – Acceptance of the Bill Proposed by the Ministry of Treasury The special commission created for the approval of the tax reform, Bill N° 20580 – Law for the Improvement of Public Finances (the Bill), accepted, with votes from PLN, PAC, and PUSC, the proposed bill by the Ministry of Treasury a few…
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Aug
Aug
GAZETTE SUMMARY BILLS OF LAW Exchange of tax information between Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) In draft form, the “Agreement between the Republic of Costa Rica and the Government of the Arab Emirates for the elimination of double taxation on income taxes and capital gains, as well as the prevention of tax…
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Aug
Aug
GAZETTE SUMMARY <h3″>EXECUTIVE DECREES</h3″> Incentives for Electric Vehicles The Regulations under the Law of Incentives and Promotion for Electric Transportation have been issued. The economic incentives for electric vehicles included in the Law are the following: Exemption from the General Sales Tax, proportional Exemption from the Excise Tax, proportional Exemption from the customs duties, proportional…
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Jul
Jul
“Clauses agreed upon without due care may bring penalties to companies” The non-compete clause is a contractual obligation widely used in the business universe and can be perfectly valid and applied to different types of contracts, whether they are governed by labor law, commercial law and even antitrust law. However, a non-compete provision must meet…
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Jul
Jul
When a company wants to market its brand, it must take into account several prior considerations to determine whether the use of the brand infringes rights of third parties, or, if its use goes against the requirements contained in trademark legislation. Erroneously, these considerations are often not addressed until after the company has already invested…
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Jul
Jul
There has been much speculation—none of it idle–about the publication of Friday, May 10, 2019 in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Honduras (La Gaceta) because that day Hondurans realized that Decree 130-2017 containing the new Penal Code, the substantive regulation that regulates crimes and penalties in our country, was published. With six months…
Analysis, Blog
Dismissal for Messages on Facebook: No Violation of the Privacy and Privacy of Communications
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May
May
In a recent resolution of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (2018-000776) a case was resolved on the permissibility of dismissal without employer responsibility, where the legality of the evidence on which said dismissal was based was questioned. This case has as background a conversation that the worker published, along with another…
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May
May
New Changes to E-Commerce Regulations This past October, a specific chapter was included in the Law to Promote Competition and Effective Defense of Consumers Regulations, in connection with “Consumer Protection in the context of E-Commerce”. The main areas affected by this reform are the following: Advertising on websites: There is now a list of mandatory information…
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May
May
As the years go by, I realize that my behavior has become more selective. My decisions, even on topics that seem inconsequential or daily, are now more thoughtful, reasoned, reflective, and even more elaborate. For example, watching television is something I no longer do, having concluded that it was a waste of time. On one…
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Jan
Jan
As part of the economic reactivation measures proposed by the Government of Guatemala before COVID-19, on April 17th, Decree 18-2020 came into effect, through which the Congress approved the loan granted by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration – BCIE (for its acronym in Spanish)- for an amount of USD$ 193,200,000.00 for the execution…