Costa Rican Tax Breaks for Investment Funds Repealed

On 18 June 2014, the Costa Rican government published a new law in the country's Official Gazette that repeals certain tax benefits granted to investment funds under section 100 of the Securities Market Regulatory Act. The benefits repealed include:
- The 5% final tax on investment funds' income from Costa Rican securities and other assets located in Costa Rica
- The 5% final tax on capital gains…