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Founder Works · Tax advisory

International tax consulting, focused on Costa Rica.

Tax opinions, planning, due diligence, tax audits and litigation, and Free Trade Zones, with an expert team by your side.

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US$97+ VAT · ≈ ₡48 990 · 100% credited if you hire within 14 days

We work in English and Spanish

Investing in Costa Rica? See Free Trade Zones

What you can hire

Every service, with a clear scope.

Who it’s for, what it includes and what you get. In your session we confirm the scope of your case.

  • Project

    Tax opinion

    ForYou have a specific transaction and want to know how it is taxed before you do it.

    Includes

    • Analysis of the facts, the law, case law and applicable tax treaties
    • A clear conclusion: yes, no, or what’s missing to decide
    • A formal ruling request before the tax authority, if it makes sense
    You provide
    The facts and documents of the transaction
    You get
    A memo with the conclusion, signed by your advisor

    Fixed price in writing after your session

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    Led by Ricardo Mora

  • Project

    Tax planning and structure

    ForYou’re structuring your business, your investment or how you distribute profits.

    Includes

    • Local and international structures
    • Scenario and tax burden comparison
    • Reorganizations and profit distribution
    You provide
    Your current situation and what you want to achieve
    You get
    The recommended structure, with the scenarios compared

    Fixed price in writing after your session

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    Led by Ricardo Mora

  • Project

    Tax due diligence

    ForYou’re buying, selling or merging a company.

    Includes

    • Buy-side or sell-side tax due diligence
    • Contingencies identified, tax by tax
    • Tax structure of the transaction
    You provide
    Access to the company’s information
    You get
    A findings report to negotiate price and warranties

    Fixed price in writing after your session

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    Led by Ricardo Mora

  • Project

    Preventive tax review

    ForYou want to know what the tax authority would find if it audited you today.

    Includes

    • An in-depth review of your tax position
    • Risks and opportunities identified
    • Recommendations to fix things in time
    You provide
    Your tax returns and your records
    You get
    A report with the risks and what to fix first

    Fixed price in writing after your session

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    Led by Ricardo Mora

  • By stage

    Tax audits and litigation

    ForThe tax authority opened an audit or served you a proposed assessment.

    Includes

    • Support from the tax authority’s first step
    • Administrative appeals
    • Administrative Tax Court and contentious-administrative proceedings
    You provide
    The case file and what the tax authority served you
    You get
    A strategy and your defense at every stage

    Fixed price in writing after your session

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    Led by Ricardo Mora

  • By stage

    Free Trade Zones: application

    ForYou’re setting up a new company and want to know if it can qualify for the regime.

    Includes

    • Feasibility, category and requirements
    • Beneficiary company, investment and employment plan
    • Application before PROCOMER through the local platforms
    You provide
    Your investment project
    You get
    First, whether it’s possible; then, the application filed

    Timing: They depend on PROCOMER’s review. We show you every stage from the start.

    Fixed price in writing after your session

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    Led by Ricardo Mora

  • Monthly

    Ongoing tax advice

    ForYou want a tax advisor on hand all year, including if you already operate in a Free Trade Zone.

    Includes

    • Day-to-day tax questions
    • Scope of your regime’s benefits and conditions
    • Transfer pricing with related parties
    You provide
    Your questions, as they come up
    You get
    Written answers, signed by your advisor

    Fixed price in writing after your session

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    Led by Ricardo Mora

Tax advisory · Tax & Legal

Setting up a company or investing in Costa Rica?

Incorporating your company, registering with the tax authority and structuring your investment, with the same Tax advisory team.

  • Project

    Company incorporation

    ForYou’re opening your company in Costa Rica, from here or from abroad.

    Includes

    • The entity type and shareholder structure that suit you
    • Incorporation and registration at the National Registry, coordinated with partner notaries
    • Bank account opening, also coordinated
    You provide
    Your shareholders’ and business details
    You get
    Your company incorporated and registered

    Fixed price in writing after your session

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    Led by Ricardo Mora

  • Project

    Tax registration

    ForYour company or your activity isn’t registered with the tax authority yet.

    Includes

    • Registration and activity code in TribuCR
    • The regime and the filings that apply to you
    • Your company’s filings: RTBF and corporate entity tax
    You provide
    Your company or business details
    You get
    Your registration done and your filing calendar

    Fixed price in writing after your session

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    Led by Ricardo Mora

  • Project

    Investment structure

    ForYou’re coming from abroad to invest or operate in Costa Rica.

    Includes

    • Your tax residence and how you’re taxed in Costa Rica as a foreign investor
    • The structure between your country and Costa Rica, with any applicable treaties
    • How to distribute profits within the legal framework
    You provide
    Your investment plan and where you operate
    You get
    A memo with the recommended structure, signed by your advisor

    Fixed price in writing after your session

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    Led by Ricardo Mora

How Founder Works quotes

Fixed price

in writing within 3 business days of your session

Per project, monthly or by stage. The session is 100% credited if you hire within 14 days.

What drives the price: How complex the case or transaction is · How many companies or countries are involved · How much information we need to review · The stage: consultation, tax audit or litigation

Your file, your documents and your messages with the team live in your Founder Desk account (free): that’s where you follow every job.

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SpecialtyFree Trade Zone Regime · Costa Rica

Free Trade Zones

First, find out if it’s possible. Then, do it right.

From an international tax consulting perspective, we support investors and companies setting up a new company under the Free Trade Zone Regime: we assess whether it can qualify, structure the beneficiary company and prepare the application before PROCOMER through the local platforms.

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Free Trade Zone Regime · Costa Rica

At a glance

Benefits
Tax exemptions that depend on your company’s category and location.
Typical requirements
A new company, with a minimum investment and a level of employment that depend on its category and location.
Timing
Depends on PROCOMER’s review. We show you every stage from the start.

What we do and what we coordinate

Included

  • Tax strategy
  • Application before PROCOMER through the local platforms
  • Compliance with the regime once granted

Coordinated with allied notaries

  • Incorporating the company
  • Registration with the National Registry (Registro Nacional)
  • Opening the bank account

Where are you today?

Pick your situation and we'll show you where we start.

Your situation

Feasibility assessment

Before you invest, you know whether the new company can qualify, in which category and what operating under the regime involves.

  • Applicable category and requirements
  • Recommended legal and tax structure
  • Application roadmap
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Exploring a new line of business

If your company is already a taxpayer, applying directly to the regime has limitations. We explore whether the new line of business can be developed in a company that could qualify.

  • Analysis of the limitation and alternatives
  • Feasibility of a new beneficiary company
  • Structure and investment plan
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Ongoing tax advice

We advise you to make the most of your benefits safely and to assess changes in your operation.

  • Questions on benefits and conditions
  • Transfer pricing
  • Expansions or changes of activity
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We support you before PROCOMER, COMEX (the Ministry of Foreign Trade) and the Ministry of Finance (Hacienda, the tax authority).

Ricardo Mora, Managing Partner · Tax & Legal
Who works with you Ricardo Mora Managing Partner · Tax & Legal Yes, no, or what’s missing to decide, signed by the person advising you.

Begin with your session

A clear answer · your route with the first steps · a signed written summary

US$97+ VAT · ≈ ₡48 990

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