06 February 2020

Costa Rica's tax authorities publish updated list of non-cooperative jurisdictions

Expenses related to operations, transactions or entities domiciled in those jurisdictions are generally not deductible. Taxpayers that carry out operations and transactions in those jurisdictions must record them appropriately to determine the deductibility of related expenses.

On February 6, 2020, Costa Rica's tax authorities published in the Official Gazette an updated list of non-cooperative jurisdictions. The tax authorities removed the following jurisdictions from the list: US Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion, French Polynesia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Eritrea.

Therefore, the list includes the following jurisdictions:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

North Korea

Cuba

Iraq

Norfolk Island

Kyrgyztan

North Macedonia

Maldives

Montenegro

Oman

Palestine

Timor-Leste

Uzbekistan

Wallis and Futuna

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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: 2020-0315