Due: January 15 of each year.
The Luxury Tax (Solidarity Tax for the Strengthening of Housing Programs) only applies to houses, condos, or apartments over a certain construction value (133,148,400.00 colones for 2020, approx. US $237,765K – this amount is adjusted each year).
Amount: The amount of tax to be paid is on a scale from 0.25% to 0.55% per year, depending on the value of the property. This tax is due for all applicable properties from 2019 and forward.
Those liable for this tax shall fill out the form called “Formulario Único de Inscripción, Declaración y Pago Impuesto Solidario para el Fortalecimiento de Programas de Vivienda, Ley 8683” every 3 years. Next time to file it will be on or before January 15th, 2022, as the previous one was on January 15, 2019. The Tax Office publishes the parameters to apply for the following year sometime in late December each year.
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