
Tax Authority
DGT - Dirección General de Tributación
The Costa Rican government began its electronic invoicing project in 2017, through a scaled mass adoption program which finished in 2018. Since then, the issuance and reception of the electronic invoice has been mandatory for all taxpayers.
DGT - Dirección General de Tributación
Mandatory reception and issuance for all taxpayers since 2018.
It is mandatory to register with the Virtual tax authority (ATV) based on the type of taxpayer and how you will use the invoicing system (issuer-recipient, recipient-non-issuer, manual recipient, electronic recipient-final consumer).
There are different electronic documents all defined in an XML format: Electronic invoice, purchase electronic invoice, export electronic invoice, electronic credit and debit note, electronic ticket.
The electronic documents must be accompanied by two key messages: Mensaje hacienda and mensaje receptor.
The invoice must be digitally signed through a certificate issued by an international certification authority.
Archiving is mandatory for issuers and recipients for a period of 5 years according to Article 109 of the tax norms and procedures code.
Invoices must be printed if required by clients.
Contact one of our e-invoicing specialists.
Mensaje Hacienda: is the message the tax authority uses as an acceptance or rejection response to the issuer of the electronic invoice.
A message sent by the recipient of the electronic invoice to the tax authority accepting or rejecting the invoice.
The technical and legal requirements for e-Invoicing are different in each country. If you want to know the details and tax obligations of any particular country, just click on the map or choose a country from the dropdown list.