Normative provisions based on COVID-19 in Costa Rica
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Normative provisions based on COVID-19 in Costa Rica

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  • MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CCSS (COSTA RICAN AUTHORITY ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY)
  • INS (NATIONAL INSURANCE INSTITUTE)
  • MINISTRY OF LABOR (MTSS)
  • TREASURY
  • CUSTOMS
  • COSTA RICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICITY
  • JUDICIAL AUTHORITY
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Newsflash: December 25th Holiday in Central America
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Newsflash: December 25th Holiday in Central America

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 ...
Costa Rica Tax Administration updates Income Tax amounts and tax credits from January 1st, 2021.
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Costa Rica Tax Administration updates Income Tax amounts and tax credits from January 1st, 2021.

By Decree, the Tax Administration updated the income tax amounts and credits for: dependent personal work, retirement or pension, or other remunerations; legal entities; and natural persons with lucrative activities, as detailed below: ...
Your summary of legal news in El Salvador - Newsletter November
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Your summary of legal news in El Salvador – Newsletter November

Labor

Transitional provisions to protect employees with underlying medical conditions vulnerable to Covid-19 On November 19, 2020, the Legislative Assembly enacted transitional provisions to protect employees with underlying medical conditions vulnerable to Covid-19 (“Transitional Provisions”). These provisions extend a decree ...
Income Tax Return for Inactive Business Entities in Costa Rica
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Income Tax Return for Inactive Business Entities in Costa Rica

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 ...

We must be inclusive leaders

We must be inclusive leaders

At the law firm where I am a partner, we are fortunate to have a culture oriented towards diversity and inclusion.  It´s part of our DNA. However, a few days ago, while discussing the organization of a ...
Conditions of the Real Estate market in Nicaragua

Conditions of the Real Estate market in Nicaragua

Effects of COVID-19 and the 2018 socio-political crisis of the real estate market in Nicaragua.

It is nothing new that COVID-19 came in like a hurricane in the middle of the summer. No one expected it, no ...