Costa Rica Issues Three-Month Moratorium for VAT Penalty Payments
Costa Rica issued a three-month moratorium on paying penalties related to value-added taxes, KPMG said in a July 11 post and report. The moratorium, issued in the country’s Official Gazette on July 10, applies to “penalties, interest, fines” and other…
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“sanctions” in the country’s Code of Norms and Tax Procedures, KPMG said, but excludes “large taxpayers.” The moratorium does not exempt taxpayers from “submitting the tax returns, the tax payment, or the payment of the principal amount adjusted by the Tax Administration,” KPMG said.