These articles explain, in plain English, the rules a foreign investor or company meets first in El Salvador. Each one ends with the steps we can handle for you.
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Can a Foreigner Be the Legal Representative of a Salvadoran Company?
Who holds the power to bind a Salvadoran company, what the Commercial Code demands of a registered foreign company, and why a local legal representative is usually the practical answer.
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Branch or Subsidiary? How a Foreign Company Should Set Up in El Salvador
Before starting operations in El Salvador, your company must choose between registering a branch or incorporating a local subsidiary. We explain the differences in liability, filings, taxes and flexibility.
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Tax Incentives for Tourism Investment in El Salvador: What the Tourism Law Offers
Hotels, tourist restaurants, eco-lodges and beach developments may access a 10-year income tax exemption plus relief from transfer tax and import duties. How to qualify as a Project of National Tourist Interest.
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Can Foreigners Buy Land and Property in El Salvador? Limits and Requirements
Foreigners can buy houses, condos and commercial property in El Salvador, but the Constitution sets a reciprocity rule for rural land. When it applies, its exceptions, and how to buy safely.
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Zero Taxes for Tech Companies in El Salvador: How the Innovation Law Works
Software, cloud, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics and semiconductors: El Salvador’s Law to Promote Innovation and Technology Manufacturing offers 15 years of exemptions. Who qualifies and how to obtain the Qualification Agreement.