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Costa Rica Tax Optimization

Asked about reducing tax in Costa Rica, tax planning, or legal strategies to minimise tax for a small business or self-employed person in Costa Rica.

Costa RicaTax year 2025Draft — not yet signed off· Last reviewed Jun 4, 2026

What this covers — Costa Rica, 2025

  • Territorial System (the big lever)
  • Régimen de Tributación Simplificada (RTS)
  • Traditional Regime & Extraction
  • Red Lines (do not cross)

This is a research-grade draft — figures aren't shown as fact until a licensed accountant signs it off. The full, packaged rules load through the connector.

Use these rules in your AI

Connect once and your AI follows Costa Rica Tax Optimization automatically — it stays current when a rate changes, and hands you to a licensed accountant when you need one. A copied file goes stale the day the law moves.

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Using Claude Code, Cursor or Codex? Install these rules in one command:

$ npx openaccountants add CR

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The open, research-grade drafts are on GitHub. The accountant-verified version is delivered through the connector.

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About

Use this skill whenever asked about reducing tax in Costa Rica, tax planning, or legal strategies to minimise tax for a small business or self-employed person in Costa Rica. Trigger on phrases like "reduce tax Costa Rica", "régimen simplificado Costa Rica", "RTS", "territorial taxation", "PYME exemption", "Costa Rica dividends 15%", "save tax Costa Rica", "tax planning Costa Rica". This skill covers the Régimen de Tributación Simplificada, the territorial system (only CR-source income taxed), the traditional ISR regime and exempt minimum, dividends, and the eligibility/anti-avoidance red lines. ALWAYS read this skill before advising on any Costa Rican tax optimisation.

Costa RicaTax year 2025

The full rule

The complete, step-by-step rules for Costa Rica Tax Optimization the research-grade draft — load directly into your AI agent through the OpenAccountants connector. Connect once and your agent applies these rules automatically, with dependency resolution, conservative defaults, and a handoff to a licensed accountant when you need one.

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