[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The marketing industry has experienced a whirlwind of changes over the years. The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact, on gatherings and mobility have compelled businesses to adjust to a mobile world. Thankfully, more and...
Cybersecurity Needs in Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]As the world becomes increasingly reliant on information technology, it’s essential to ensure that cybersecurity is given adequate attention. Costa Rica, a small but quickly growing country, must take action to minimize...
Low Environmental Impact Projects
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] New legal regulations will soon be in force to simplify requirements of Costa Rica’s National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA) for new projects, businesses, and low-impact private developments. On February 8,...
Why Costa Rica Must Regulate Untaxed and Unlicensed Vacation Rentals
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]An argument to regulate unlicensed vacation rentals in Costa Rica before overpricing and gentrification ends up breaking up beach communities and ruining tourism. I’ve worked in Costa Rica travel for a while and seen the...
New Law 9996 Regulation to Attract Investor, Annuitant and Pensioner Residents
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]A new legal regulation applies to the tax exemptions for Costa Rican residency subcategories of investor, annuitant and pensioner. Executive Decree N° 43926 -MGP-H-TUR, the regulation of Law 9996, was published in the...
Update: Tax Declaration of Inactive Corporations
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]A new form is being introduced for filing the annual tax declaration of inactive corporations in Costa Rica. As advised in a November 2022 Howler article, Costa Rica’s tax authority, Ministerio de Hacienda, has extended...
Medical Marijuana and Hemp Legalized in Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Costa Rica has legalized hemp production and commercialization, as well as cannabis for medicinal and therapeutic purposes. This article provides an overview of what this means and the steps involved for those eligible....
Nature’s Abundance
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1672171388935{background-color: #ffffff !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Agriculture has always been vitally important to Costa Rica’s self-sustainability, while also playing an integral part in the Gross National Product...
Why Should Flooding Be a Consideration When Purchasing Property in Costa Rica?
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The question asked in this article title may appear to have a very obvious answer. However, the inquiry required in Costa Rica is much more extensive than a would-be property purchaser may first envision. The...
The Unravelling of Sea Shepherd
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1671468962118{background-color: #1e73be !important;}"][vc_column width="4/5"][vc_column_text] In 1971, I set out on a stormy November cruise from Vancouver, northward to a remote barren island called Amchitka in the Alaskan Aleutian...
Registration of Imported Ships in “Pura Vida Land”
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1671746940041{background-color: #ffffff !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]As people find Costa Rica an ideal place to live, enjoy or retire, many want to take advantage of the beautiful nature, scenery, oceans and fishing. ...
Rick Philps
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