Recently, the Revenue Service (Ministerio de Hacienda) modified the formula used to calculate the tax value of vehicles in Costa Rica, which resulted in a general increase of the tax value for most vehicles, which means that this year people will have to pay more
According to a publication by nacion.com on Tuesday, president Solis stated that “Costa Rica does not live like the wild west”. The president issued the statement in response to an article published by the BBC indicating that Costa Rica is not like Switzerland anymore, referring to
With the number of foreigners moving to Costa Rica, some of them wonder what the rules are in Costa Rica when it comes to vaccinations, particularly if they have children. Earlier in the year, there was a significant discussion about this topic due to the
What to pay when you are letting an employee go. Under Costa Rican labor laws, domestic workers are considered employees, and as such, you are required to pay certain benefits. A lot of people do not realize this until the employee is laid off, then a