How to Set Up and Manage a Costa Rica Company

Do you need to form a Costa Rica company?

Do you already have a company and struggle with the management and administration?

Are you compliant with all your company filing obligations ?

Do you want to get rid of your company ?

This step by step walk-through guide is exactly what you have been looking for.
Don't waste 100’s of hours figuring out how to stay current with all the administration and management obligations, and instead would like a proven guide that gets you there in only a fraction of that time?

There is NO comparable course out there. Don’t get into trouble down the road by false security and relying on third party information. Make sure you know how to create and manage your company in the right way.

This course walks you through step by step in detail from the ground up. The course is for those that want to know how to do it the right way, so that your company follows all of the legal rules and so that you can fully use the protection of your Costa Rica company.

If you are using your Costa Rica company to hold property or assets or intend on starting a business in Costa Rica then you should take this course to get on the right track and running right away.

Who is this course for ?

The course is meant for anybody that intends to form a Costa Rican company or already has an existing company and wants to learn how to manage and administer their corporation to comply with local laws.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

The objective of this course is for you to be able to:

• Know how to start a company in Costa Rica
• Know how to set up your company the correct way
• Know how to select the name for your company
• Know why it is important to have a registered agent
• Learn to do a basic name availability search
• Learn how to do a basic trademark search at the National Registry
• Learn about shares and voting rights
• Know how to comply with all company filing requirements
• Know what are your tax obligations
• Know how to grant a Power of Attorney
• Know how to convene a shareholder meeting 
• Know how to register a foreign company in Costa Rica
• Know how to dissolve and liquidate your company

COURSE CONTENT

Lesson 1.   The Law Governing the Company in Costa Rica.  

Lesson 2.   The difference between a Sociedad Anónima and a Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada  

Lesson 3.  How to Form a Costa Rica Company

•     How to Check Company Name Availability
•    Using a numbered company
•    Drafting the Articles of Incorporation
•    The Company Resident Agent
•    The Notary Public Registers the Company

Lesson 4. The capital structure and shares of the Company. 

Lesson 5. The Shareholder Meetings and Voting in the Company

•   A shareolder meeting resolution to chamge a company manager

Lesson 6. How to Manage the Company.  

Lesson 7. The tax obligations For Your Company 

•  An Inactive Company Must File an Income Tax Return
• Using The Virtual Tax Administration
• Platform Vacation Rental Income Case Example

 Lesson 8.  Mandatory Shareholder Disclosure Form  

Lesson 9. Buying or Selling an Existing Company

Lesson 10.  Registering a foreign corporation in Costa Rica 

Lesson 11. Winding down your Company