Registry of Shareholders in Costa Rica: 2025 Legal Guide for Companies The Registry of Shareholders in Costa Rica is a mandatory annual disclosure for all active legal entities, overseen by the Central Bank of Costa Rica, under Law No. 9416. It verifies shareholder identity and ownership via the Central Directo platform. 📌 What Is the […]
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Company Name in Costa Rica: Key Changes Under Law 10729
Home › Blog › Commercial Law › Company Name Reform Company Name in Costa Rica: What Law 10729 Changed and How to Protect Your Business Now Since May 30, 2025, companies incorporating as a Sociedad Anónima (S.A.) or Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (S.R.L.) in Costa Rica can no longer register a company name. Law 10729 […]
Corporate Email Registration Costa Rica: 2027 Deadline
Home › Blog › Corporate Law › Corporate Email Registration Corporate Email Registration in Costa Rica: New 2027 Deadline, Law 10.962 and Directive DPJ-002-2026 The deadline for corporate email registration in Costa Rica has changed. Directive DPJ-002-2026 from the National Registry, published today in La Gaceta, extended the deadline to December 3, 2027. Starting December […]
Free Trade Zone Costa Rica: Eligibility Checker 2026
Home › Blog › Commercial Law › Free Trade Zone Costa Rica Free Trade Zone Regime 2026: Requirements, Tax Incentives & Eligibility Checker Considering Costa Rica’s Free Trade Zone Regime? Before looking at tax incentives, the first question is whether your project may actually fit the regime. Eligibility depends on the activity, location, investment, employment […]
Reinstaling of dissolved companies
🧾 Reinstating Dissolved Corporations in Costa Rica (Law 10255): Complete Legal Guide On May 31, 2022, Costa Rica enacted Law No. 10255, published in the Official Gazette (La Gaceta No. 100), introducing a legal process for the reinstatement of dissolved corporations. The purpose is to reactivate commercial entities and stimulate the national economy by allowing […]