TMF Costa Rica

Providing critical compliance and administrative services in Costa Rica and around the world

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TMF Costa Rica has a strong international management team of specialists in accounting, legal, tax, payroll and HR.

Our San Jose office works with businesses of all sizes who wish to set up or expand their business operations in Costa Rica and beyond.

Our team of experienced professionals can help you to incorporate or invest quickly, safety and efficiently.

Our services

Accounting and tax

Flexible delivery of bookkeeping, accounts, management reporting and tax services to local and international standards, keeping you compliant

Capital markets services

One of the largest independent administrators of structured finance entities in the world, with teams in all key onshore and offshore locations

Fund services

We support full fund lifecycles with global solutions tailormade for each client, creating value and operational efficiency for asset managers

Global entity management

Our expertise in corporate secretarial, regulatory compliance and fiduciary services can help you manage and maintain entities across borders

Payroll and HR

We simplify global payroll operations and HR transformation with fully managed and standardised payroll processing alongside HR admin support

Private wealth and family offices

Our services for private clients and their extended families cover all requirements, from complex cross-border assets to succession planning

Local services

In addition to our global portfolio of services, our Costa Rica office provides extra support for specific local requirements:

Free Trade Zone Regime support

The Free Trade Zone Regime (FTZR) is the mainstay of the country’s export and investment strategy. Essentially, it is a set of tax incentives and other benefits granted by the Costa Rican government to investing companies who comply with strict local regulation.

Our local experts help clients comply with their entities’ obligations of the when either entering the regime or for those already operating in the Costa Rica FTZR. We offer an integrated approach oriented to the fulfilment of prerequisites and compliance requirements.

We also assist with the ongoing maintenance and improvement of processes, preparation for audits and offering training to businesses, to allow you to operate safely while benefitting from operating within the regime.

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Office locations

Santa Ana

TMF Costa Rica (TMFCR), Ltda
Forum 1, Tower E,
2nd floor San Jose Santa Ana
Costa Rica

T: +506 2204 9479
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ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified - TMF Costa Rica adheres to the leading international standards of data security and information management.

Contacts

Adrian Owen

Mid-Americas Managing Director

Credentials

ISAE 3402 Type II Qualification

ISAE 3402 Type II Qualification

ISO/IEC 27001 Certification

ISO IEC 27001 Certification

What sets our
services apart?

TMF Group in Central America and the Caribbean has an excellent track record and is considered in the industry as a solid and trustworthy professional partner, renowned for providing high-quality solutions and services.

We have wholly owned local offices in all the countries in Central America, Dominican Republic and Jamaica where we provide critical administrative and compliance services to international clients operating in the region.

We make a complex
world simple

TMF Group is a leading provider of critical administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world.

With more than 10,000 colleagues in 125 offices across 86 jurisdictions, all working to the same high standards of service and security, we provide our clients with local expertise where it is needed most. Our locations cover 92% of world GDP and 95% of FDI inflow.

We are a key part of our clients’ governance, providing the accounting, tax, payroll, fund administration and legal entity management services essential to their success. We make sure rules are followed, reputations protected and operational compliance maintained.

Our global service model and technology platform put our clients in control of their portfolio of entities and global locations. The data insights we deliver keep them on top of emerging regulation, the status of their own activity and any points of risk.

We serve corporates, financial institutions, asset managers, private equity and real estate investors, and family offices. Our clients include the majority of the Fortune Global 500, FTSE 100 and top 300 private equity firms.

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