{"id":1042,"date":"2024-09-25T13:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ics.cr\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2025-01-23T01:46:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T01:46:36","slug":"central-bank-and-federal-reserve-prepare-to-adjust-interest-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ics.cr\/en\/banco-central-y-reserva-federal-se-preparan-para-ajustar-sus-tasas-de-interes\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Bank and Federal Reserve prepare to adjust their interest rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Costa Rican Legislative Assembly approved in first debate a reform that reduces income tax for lower income self-employed workers. The reform raises the exempt threshold to \u00a2520,000 per month (\u00a26,244,000 per year). In addition, it establishes new tax scales from 10% to 25% for income above that amount. This change seeks greater tax equity, since previously self-employed workers started paying the tax from \u00a2344,000 per month, while salaried workers have a higher threshold.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tax Reform: Changes in Income for Self-Employed Workers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main Modifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New exemption threshold: \u00a2520,000 per month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual threshold: \u00a26.244.000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax scales: 10% to 25%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact and Comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Previous threshold: \u00a2344,000 per month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Objective: Matching with salaried employees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Status: Approved in first debate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<style>\r\n.lwrp.link-whisper-related-posts{\r\n            \r\n            margin-top: 40px;\nmargin-bottom: 30px;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp 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