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Is Your Company Ready to Comply with the RTBF 2026?
A Practical Guide to Avoid Penalties The declaration of the Register of Transparency and Final Beneficiaries (RTBF) remains one of the most...
Key 2026 Update: New Income Tax Brackets and Adjustments to CCSS Contributions
The year 2026 does not begin with minor changes. It begins with two structural adjustments that directly impact the real labor cost, payroll, and...
S.A. or S.R.L. in 2026? A Practical Guide for Costa Rica
A Practical Guide to Choosing the Right Legal Structure in Costa Rica If you are planning to set up a business in Costa Rica or structure...
Smart Hiring in Costa Rica: Avoid Labor Contract Risks
Smart Hiring: How to Avoid Contingencies by Correctly Distinguishing Between Employment Contracts and Professional Services Agreements In Costa...
GLC Legal: Process Standardization for Regional Legal Services
Why Choose Us as Your Legal Option: The Value of Process Standardization at GLC Legal Based on the daily practice and management of GLC Legal’s...
Non-Traditional Trademarks: Scents and Sounds in Costa Rican Law
In an increasingly competitive market, product and service differentiation has become a strategic asset. Traditionally, trademarks have been...
Already incorporated your company? Don’t forget your legal books
Already incorporated your company? Don’t forget your legal books After incorporating a company, many people mistakenly believe that everything is...
Private Sector Salary Increase 2026: What Costa Rican Companies Need to Know
By Licda. Yannsi Paniagua – Labor Department, GLC Legal On October 27, 2025, the National Wage Council (CNS) approved, by majority vote, a 1.63%...
Corporate Governance for SMEs: How to Implement Good Practices Without High Costs
The term corporate governance is usually associated with large corporations or multinationals. However, Costa Rican SMEs, which account for more...
Essential Checklist After Registering a Company in Costa Rica
Incorporating a company is just the first step. Whether it’s used to hold assets or for offshore purposes (inactive), or to carry out business...
2025 Reforms: Do You Have a Costa Rican Company? This Is Important to Know
From a corporate perspective, 2025 has brought significant changes for Costa Rican companies, both newly incorporated and existing ones.These...
You Never Get a Second Chance: What Today’s Lawyer Should Be Like
Reflections from my professional experience on the importance of first impressions in the lawyer-client relationship. In a society where first...
Fintech in Costa Rica: Legal Perspective and Challenges
In recent years, the Fintech ecosystem has experienced exponential growth both globally and regionally. Costa Rica has been no exception: more and...
A Guide to Payment Methods for Real Estate in Costa Rica
Navigating the real estate landscape in a new country can be complex, especially when it comes to financial transactions. As your trusted legal...
5 Essential Keys to Establishing Your Business in the Region
From my daily work as Regional Director of a Latin American law firm, I have identified five essential keys that every company should consider when...
The Costa Rican SRL: A World-Class Vehicle for International Business
When Choosing Where to Incorporate When choosing where to establish a company, entrepreneurs are faced with countless options — from traditional...
Right to Digital Disconnection
Right to digital disconnection: from good intentions to good management (and why it’s good for business) Hyperconnectivity made us faster, but also...
Smart Contracts: between the technological promise and the legal challenge
Automation and the role of lawyers When I began my professional career as a lawyer in 2009, people were already talking about the automation of...