21 October 2019

Costa Rica's tax authorities publish list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for which certain deductions may be limited

Taxpayers that carry out operations and transactions in those jurisdictions must record them appropriately to determine the deductibility of related expenses.

Costa Rica's tax authorities published in the Official Gazette on September 25, 2019, the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions with respect to the provisions of Section 9.k of the Income Tax Law. According to Section 9.k, expenses related to operations, transactions or entities domiciled in those jurisdictions are not deductible, unless the taxpayer can prove to the tax authorities that the transaction or operation from which the expense originated was effectively carried out.

The list includes the following jurisdictions:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • North Korea
  • Cuba
  • Iraq
  • Norfolk Island
  • Eritrea
  • Virgin Islands (US)
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • North Macedonia
  • Maldives
  • Martinique
  • Montenegro
  • Oman
  • Palestine
  • French Polynesia
  • Reunion
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Timor-Leste
  • Uzbekistan
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • Guadeloupe

The tax authorities update the list annually.

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Contact Information
For additional information concerning this Alert, please contact:
 
Ernst & Young, S.A., San José, Costa Rica
   • Rafael Sayagués (rafael.sayagues@ey.com)
   • Juan Carlos Chavarría (juan-carlos.chavarría@cr.ey.com)
   • Antonio Ruiz (antonio.ruiz@cr.ey.com)
   • Guillermo Leandro (guillermo.leandro@cr.ey.com)
   • Paola Castro (paola.castro@cr.ey.com)
   • Randall Oquendo (randall.oquendo@cr.ey.com)
   • Daniel Quesada (daniel.quesada@cr.ey.com)
Latin American Business Center, New York
   • Ana Mingramm (ana.mingramm@ey.com)
   • Pablo Wejcman (pablo.wejcman@ey.com)
   • Enrique Perez Grovas (enrique.perezgrovas@ey.com)

Document ID: 2019-1863