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Are You Ready to Sell Your Property in Costa Rica? Here’s a Checklist to Sell Your Property
If you are a foreign investor or non-resident selling property in Costa Rica, understanding how capital gains tax is applied is essential to avoid delays, penalties, or overpaying at closing.
In most cases, non-resident sellers are subject to a 2.5% withholding tax on the gross sale price.
Capital Gains Tax for Non-Residents in Costa Rica: What Property Sellers Need to Know
If you are a foreign investor or non-resident selling property in Costa Rica, understanding how capital gains tax is applied is essential to avoid delays, penalties, or overpaying at closing.
In most cases, non-resident sellers are subject to a 2.5% withholding tax on the gross sale price.
Growing Up in Costa Rica: A Life of Nature, Culture, and Pura Vida
When it comes to legal guidance in Costa Rica, especially in real estate and investment, local knowledge is essential to getting things right. Every community along the southern Pacific coast has its own legal, municipal, and environmental dynamics.
Where Community Meets Commitment: Why Choosing a Local Law Firm Matters
When it comes to legal guidance in Costa Rica, especially in real estate and investment, local knowledge is essential to getting things right. Every community along the southern Pacific coast has its own legal, municipal, and environmental dynamics.
Costa Rica Capital Gains Tax: Deductible Expenses and Property Improvements Explained
When preparing to sell your property in Costa Rica, understanding the nuances of capital gains tax can significantly impact your net profits. While the 15% capital gains tax introduced in 2019 might initially seem steep, strategic deductions can minimize its effect.
Understanding Bereavement Leave in Costa Rica: What Employees and Employers Need to Know
Grieving the loss of a loved one is a deeply personal experience, and having the time to process such a loss without work-related stress is essential. Recognizing this need, Costa Rica enacted Law 10589, which grants private-sector employees paid bereavement leave.
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Are You Ready to Sell Your Property in Costa Rica? Here’s a Checklist to Sell Your Property
Knowing how to sell property in Costa Rica starts with a document audit, weeks before you list, because expired...
Capital Gains Tax for Non-Residents in Costa Rica: What Property Sellers Need to Know
If you are a foreign investor or non-resident selling property in Costa Rica, understanding how capital gains tax is...
Growing Up in Costa Rica: A Life of Nature, Culture, and Pura Vida
At our firm, the people behind the work are just as important as the work itself. Emma Penland Solano, one of our...
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