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If you have a Costa Rica Company that is inactive you must file an inactive company tax return know as a D-101 with the Costa Rica Treasury Department (Ministerio de Hacienda). In this video I go over the process to file the inactive company tax form.

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The healthcare system in Costa Rica is often cited as one of the best in the world.

In this video we interview Dr. Giselle Preinfalk a Costa Rican cardiologist for perspectives on the Costa Rica healthcare system.

Content of this Video

0:00 Introduction
0:55 Medical practice in Costa Rica
0:1:33 How does medical care in Costa Rica compare
0:2:36 Overview of the Costa Rica healthcare system
0:5:03 Emphasis on preventive care
0:6:07 Public healthcare structure and access
0:9:11 Emergency and waiting lists in public healthcare
0:10:18 Access to private doctors and hospitals
0:12:10 Using public and private healthcare options
0:13:59 Example of an emergency admission in the public system
0:15:37 Admission to a private hospital
0:17:07 Access to medical care in remote areas
0:17:41 Assigned medical clinics in the public healthcare system
0:18:26 Medical costs and insurance in Costa Rica
0:21:20 What is the secret to longevity in Costa Rica

The Costa Rica public healthcare system is run by the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social commonly referred to as "La Caja". In addition we have a private hospital network with hospitals such as: 1. Hospital Cima 2. Hospital Clinica Biblica 3. Hospital Metropolitano 4. Clinica La Catolica

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The Costa Rica legislature approved a law to legalize medicinal Marijuana and Hemp

Join me as I talk to Maureen Shillington who moved from Canada to Santa Teresa Beach on the Nicoya Peninsula more than 20 years ago. This area of Costa Rica has been booming in the past year and attracting people from all around the world.

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If you have a Costa Rican company you will have noticed that there are increasing legal obligations imposed by the government to keep your company current and legal. In this video let’s look at your obligations for 2022 so that you can avoid any penalties for failing to comply.

We will cover the following obligations for 2022.

1. Annual Company Tax
In the month of January, the annual company tax known as Impuesto a las Personas Juridicas must be paid to the Ministry of the Treasury. The deadline for payment is January 31.

2. Income Tax Return D-101
Is your company active or inactive? All active companies must file an income tax return D-101. All inactive companies will have to file a simplified D-101 This is new for inactive companies in 2022 and is due by June 15th.

3. The Mandatory Declaration of Beneficial Owners and Shareholders
All companies registered in Costa Rica, Trusts and Foreign subsidiaries registered in Costa Rica must file this form on an annual basis. This form is filed with the Central Bank of Costa Rica. The deadline for 2022 is April 30th.

4. The Education and Culture Stamp Tax (Timbre de Educacion y Cultura)
Obligation to Register and Update Company data at the Tax Department. It is the obligation of every company in Costa Rica to be registered with the Ministry of the Treasury.
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0:00 Intro to filing obligations
1:21 The annual company tax
2:36 Where to pay the taxes
2:56 The D-101 Income Tax Returns
3:32 Simplified form for inactive companies
4:06 How do you file the D-101 Tax Form
5:09 Granting a Power of Attorney for Filings
5:33 How to fill out the simplified D-101
6:13 The Education and Culture Stamp Tax
7:02 The Shareholder Beneficial Owner Filing
8:01 Checking the company filing status
9:04 Summary recap

Costa Rica recently celebrated presidential and congressional elections for 2022. in this video, I will go over the results of both the Presidential and Congressional Results. Who won and which political parties rose and which disappeared and what it all means for all of you who are considering living or investing in Costa Rica.

If you want to check out the websites of the two Presidential candidates who will face off in a run off election on April 3, 2022 visit.

Jose Maria Figueres at https://www.presidentefigueres.cr/
Rodirgo Chaves at https://www.rodrigochavespresidente.com/

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If you are considering buying property in Costa Rica to build your dream home or develop rental properties you need to do extensive due diligence to ensure that you will be able to complete your objective with the property you are selecting. In this video we talk to Freddy Alvarenga a Survey Engineer with more than 15 years of experience working in the Nicoya Peninsula area of Costa Rica who will share some of his experiences and recommendations for those of you that are considering purchasing raw land for building or development. We focus on the Nicoya Peninsula which includes popular beach towns like Santa Teresa, Mal Pais and Montezuma. However the advice is applicable no matter what you purchase in Costa Rica.
Freddy Alvarengas website is https://sstconsultores.net

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Roger Petersen is the author of the best selling book The Legal Guide to Costa Rica available from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Legal-Guide-Costa-Rica-Complete-ebook/dp/B08D7VBF7C

In this video we head out to the town of Sarchi which is about 30-45 minutes from the International Airport of San Jose and we meet with Brooke Bishop who will show as property she recently sold for US$125,000.
It is possible to find affordable housing in Costa Rica if you search in the right places. The Central Valley offers great variety yet close enough to San Jose in case you need to be close to the city.
If you need assistance in located affordable property in Grecia, San Ramon. Naranjo or Sarchi in the Central Valley you can reach out to Brooke Bishop who lives in the area: brooke@godutchrealty.com

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In Costa Rica the first 200 meters from the high tide markers are generally owned exclusively by the Costa Rican government. In this video I review the beachfront property law known as the Maritime Zoning Law which regulates the possession and leaseholds for beach front property in Costa Rica.

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San Ramon is located in the Central Valley area of Costa Rica right off the Pan-American Highway, Route 1. It is about a 30-minute drive to the International Airport of San Jose and just over an hour into downtown San Jose.

In this video we visit the downtown area of San Ramon and then take a tour of the first residential high rise condominium project in the area catering to the Costa Rican middle class segment.

San Ramon is also known as the land of Presidents and Poets since it is the birth place of the famed revolutionary figure and Costa Rican President Jose Figueres Ferrer. It is also the home of several celebrated poets.
The weather in San Ramon ranges from 64 to 84 degrees year-round. As a result it has become a very appealing place to live both for locals and expats.

The Municipality of San Ramon is the local government in charge of municipal services and property taxes. They can be reached at https://sites.google.com/sanramondigital.net/sanramongocr and via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067996890352

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