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The observance of New Year’s Day on January 1 is regulated throughout the region as follows: Costa Rica: Under Article 148 of the Labor Code, January 1 is declared a compulsory payment holiday. An employer who has a weekly payment method (non-commercial activity), in which only the days worked are compensated must add the payment…
On Friday, December 25, Central America observes the feast of the nativity of Jesus Christ, which entails the enjoyment of a holiday regulated in the region as follows: Guatemala: The holiday is a mandatory pay date, applicable to 12 hours on December 24 and all day on December 25. An employee who works from noon…
By resolution DGT-R-38-2020, the General Directorate of Taxation determined that inactive entities registered before the Tax Administration under the economic activity code 960113, “legal entities constituted in the country that do not develop economic activity from a Costa Rican source”, must file an Income Tax Return using form D-101. The information to be submitted must include…
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (“La Caja”) has recently sent a message to all employers informing of modifications to the composition percentages of the Labor Capitalization Fund (FCL)) and the Obligatory Pension Scheme (ROP), based on the Law to Safeguard the Right of Workers to Withdraw Supplementary Pension Resources, law number 9906, which has…
Are you aware of the formal tax obligation of inactive companies in Costa Rica? Below, we detail this obligation and suggest how to comply with it in time to avoid sanctions. What is this new tax compliance about? The formal obligation consists of filing declaration D.135 called, Asset Declaration for Inactive Legal Persons. Who must…
In a follow-up to the creation of the Final Beneficiary Registry (FBR) in August, on September 30, 2020, the National Registry Office issued an informative circular addressed to companies and the private sector. The circular indicates to all companies, and before the entry into force of the FBR, the necessity to update their basic information* in the…
As of March 1, 2021, no person may access an early retirement with the right to a reduced pension under articles 5 and 24 of the Disability, Old-age and Death Insurance Regulations. * Since the publication of the amendment to the indicated Regulation, a gradual change in the right to early pension was established as…
Law that suspends VAT charge on construction services enters into force On September 16, 2020, Law N°9887, which suspends the Value-Added Tax on engineering, architecture, topography, and construction services for civil works until August 31, 2021, entered into force. Moreover, for the years 2021 and 2022, the law reduces the VAT charge to 4% and…
On September 8, 2020, the Nicaraguan National Assembly approved the proposed reform of Law 532, a law for the promotion of electricity generation with renewable sources. Since its approval in 2005, this law has undergone several reforms through which the tax incentives that were initially given to electricity generation projects from renewable sources have been…

