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, Torre E,
Piso 2 San Jose Santa Ana
Costa Rica

T: +506 2204 9479

Contacts

Juan Carlos Rubio

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.

Our 9,100 experts and 120 offices in 85 jurisdictions worldwide serve corporates, financial institutions, asset managers, private clients and family offices, providing the combination of accounting, tax, payroll, fund administration, compliance and entity management services essential to global business success.

We know how to unlock access to the world’s most attractive markets – no matter how complex – swiftly, safely and efficiently. That’s why more than 60% of the Fortune Global 500 and FTSE 100, and almost half the top 300 private equity firms, work with us.

Our unique global delivery model, underpinned by our innovative digital platforms, means we can cover sectors as diverse as capital markets, private equity, real estate, pharmaceuticals, energy and technology, with experts on the ground providing local support.

With year-on-year growth averaging 8% since 2013, TMF Group is a trusted and reliable partner. Whether operating across one border or many, with a handful of staff or several thousand, we have the business-critical support you need to expand, operate and grow while remaining compliant, everywhere.

Get in touch with us today to discuss your needs

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