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Cover of Costa Rica Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay lessWhat does buying a home in Costa Rica cost on top of the price? About 3.5 to 4.7% of the price: $4,700 on a $100,000 flat, $71,000 on a $2 million villa.What does owning a home in Costa Rica cost each year? The town tax is only 0.25%; building fees and upkeep do the rest: about $3,700 a year for a $100,000 flat, $44,000 for a $2 million villa, which also pays the luxury-home tax.How much do you lose taking your money out when you sell in Costa Rica? Bought $400k, sold $520k: about $40,000 stays behind.How much of your rent goes to tax in Costa Rica? Under about $1,500 a month, a long lease loses $13 of every $100 to tax.How much tax do you pay when you sell a home in Costa Rica? Bought for $200,000, sold for $320,000: a $97k gain.Agent, lawyer, notary: who does what in Costa Rica, and what do they charge? The seller pays the agent.
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Costa Rica Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay less

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  • Every fee you’ll pay, line by line
  • Who pays what: buyer or seller
  • Where you can legally pay less
  • The costs nobody mentions upfront
  • What owning costs you every year
  • How much tax you’ll owe on rent
  • What you’ll pay when you sell
  • How to move your money in cheaply
  • Who does what, and what they charge
  • The tax traps foreigners fall into
  • What’s changed in the last 12 months
  • What could go wrong, and how to avoid it
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