TRIBU CR: The New Fiscal Ecosystem. Automation, Control, Security.

Post by Elio Segura

Starting August 2025, Costa Rica's Tax Administration will launch its most ambitious project in decades: TRIBU CR. This system will radically change how companies, accounting firms, and tax advisors operate.

Here’s a concise executive summary of what TRIBU CR means for your business:

🔒 Mandatory Individual Access:

Every person (taxpayer or authorized representative) must create their own user account and access credentials. Shared passwords within firms will no longer be allowed.

🧮 Smart Tax Obligation Management:

The system will analyze each taxpayer's fiscal profile (fiscal vector) and automatically assign the specific tax returns to be filed.

📊 VAT Returns Based on Rates, Not Activities:

The system eliminates the lengthy activity-based forms.

📈 Automatic Calculations:

The system will automatically compute prorations, interests, withholding taxes, and tax credits.

💳 Payments Only Through IBAN Accounts:

Payments must be made from registered IBAN accounts, either owned by the taxpayer or third-party accounts duly authorized and validated in the system.

📂 Full Data Migration:

All existing information (returns, balances, payments, authorizations) will be migrated to the new platform.

⚙️ Full Integration with New Electronic Invoicing Version 4.4 (Effective September 2025):

TRIBU CR will seamlessly connect with the updated electronic invoicing system.

📉 Enhanced Fiscal Risk Control:

Audits, activity logs, electronic case files, and full traceability of all system transactions will be available.

⚠ Important:

This change requires immediate internal process adjustments for firms, companies, and accounting systems.

👉 At Segura Advisor, we are proactively preparing for this transition to ensure that the migration of our clients is safe, seamless, and fully compliant.

Contact us to schedule your personalized transition plan.