哥斯达黎加电子发票新代码11月起强制启用，12至20号代码细分注销、更正与替代情形
哥斯达黎加财政部规定，自2026年11月1日起，企业必须在 Tribu 电子发票系统中使用新的一组代码：12至20号代码，把发票的注销、更正和替代情形分得更细。11月11日前后的税务实务通报再次提醒企业，新代码已经强制生效，没有推迟或取消的消息。
这次调整里操作上最要紧的一条是：按13、14、15号代码做的会计更正，必须追溯记回原始单据所属的期间。也就是说，一张旧发票要更正，账要回到它原来的那个期间去改，可能牵动已经关账的期间与利息义务，企业财务系统要提前做好准备。
哥斯达黎加公共会计师协会已提示企业，确认自家开票系统支持相关技术规范4.4版本。财政部这次扩围的目的，是让每一类发票变动都有对应的代码可循，减少事后说不清的账目。
对在哥斯达黎加经营的企业来说，合规动作很具体：升级系统、按新代码开票与更正、把追溯入账的流程写进内部规程。11月已经过半，还在用旧做法开票的企业，需要尽快对齐。
（来源：哥斯达黎加财政部）
Costa Rica Makes New Electronic Invoice Codes Mandatory From November, With Codes 12-20 Splitting Cancellations, Corrections and Substitutions
Costa Rica's Ministry of Finance requires businesses to use new electronic invoice codes 12 to 20 in the Tribu system from November 1, 2026, expanding granular categorisation for cancellations, corrections and substitutions. Tax-practice briefings around November 11 reminded companies that the codes are now mandatory, with no repeal or delay of the effective date announced.
The most operationally significant rule is that accounting corrections under codes 13, 14 or 15 must be recorded retroactively in the period of the original document. Correcting an old invoice means going back into its original period, which can reopen closed accounting periods and trigger interest obligations, so finance systems need to be ready.
The College of Public Accountants has advised companies to ensure their invoicing systems support version 4.4 of the relevant technical specification. The ministry's aim is that every type of invoice change has its own code, leaving fewer unexplained entries in the books.
For businesses operating in Costa Rica, the compliance steps are concrete: upgrade systems, issue and correct invoices under the new codes, and write the retroactive-recording procedure into internal rules. With November half gone, companies still invoicing the old way need to catch up quickly.
(Source: Ministry of Finance of Costa Rica)
来源：哥斯达黎加财政部
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