Puerto Rico amends income tax law for deduction of intercompany charges

03 February, 2020

Recently, Puerto Rico has amended Section 1033.17(a)(17) of the Puerto Rican Internal Revenue Code of 2011 regarding intercompany expense allocation. Previously there was a disallowance of 51% of intercompany charges. According to the amendment,

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Puerto Rico proposes tax incentives for qualifying Opportunity Zones

31 May, 2019

On 14 May 2019, Governor of Puerto Rico signed the Senate Bill 1147 (the Opportunity Zones Development Act), offering tax incentives for investments in qualifying Opportunity Zones. The act permits the investors following benefits: The new act

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Puerto Rico publishes Circular regarding new quarterly tax return for withholding Payments for services provided

01 May, 2019

On 4 April 2019, the Puerto Rican Department of Treasury issued a Circular Letter No. 19-10  regarding new quarterly tax return for withholding Payments for services provided, using a new quarterly return form(Form 480.6 SP-1). The

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Puerto Rico extends the due date for filing 2018 informative returns  

20 March, 2019

On 27 February 2019, The Puerto Rico Treasury Department issued Internal Revenue Informative 19-06 to extend the filing date this year to 15 March 2019. The provisions of Bulletin No.19-06 are effective as from 27 February 2019. Pursuant to Sections

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Puerto Rico enacts the tax reform law

17 January, 2019

On 10 December 2018, Puerto Rico enacted Bill No. 1544 as Law No. 257 of 10 December 2018. The law includes numerous amendments to the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011 (PR Code). The changes are to generally apply for periods beginning

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Puerto Rico: Governor sign the law of tax reform bill

18 December, 2018

On 10 December 2018, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló signed into law Bill No. 1544 as Law No. 257 of 10 December 2018. Under the reform bill, the regular corporate tax rate has been reduced from 20% to 18.5% starting from taxable year after

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Puerto Rico publishes extended date for filing annual corporate reports for 2017

20 July, 2018

The Secretary of State published Administrative Order 2018-04 (AD 2018-04) on 16th July 2018, extending the due date from 18th July 2018 to 17th October 2018 for the filing of the 2017 annual corporate reports.This additional extension only applies

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Puerto Rico: Treasury Department defines extended timeline for filing returns 2017

19 July, 2018

The Treasury Department of Puerto Rico (PRTD) has explained (Informative Bulletin 18-14) the due dates for taxpayers who have submitted automatic renewal filings for filing income tax returns for 2017. Calendar year-end taxpayers who submitted an

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Puerto Rico: Treasury Department issues Administrative Determination regarding tax returns for 2017

22 April, 2018

The Puerto Rico Treasury Department has issued Administrative Determination No. 18-07, which determines to grant all taxpayers who file a request for automatic extension to return file for 2017, a total term of 6 months, instead of the term of 3

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Puerto Rico establishes the procedure for e-filing of the corporate tax return for 2017

30 March, 2018

The Treasury Department of Puerto Rico has issued guidance (Circular Letter (CL) 18-03) for the electronic filing (e-filing) of corporate income tax returns for tax year 2017. Procedure for electronically file required evidence with the corporation

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Puerto Rico: Guidance on due dates extension for specific tax return and payment obligations

26 September, 2017

Treasury Department (PRTD) has published a guide Information Bulletin 17-17 on Circular Letter (CL) 17-13, which has deferred the due dates for particular tax returns and payment accountabilities due to the exceptional circumstances stated by the

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Puerto Rico clarifies withholding tax on payments for services rendered

18 February, 2017

The Department of Treasury issued Bulletin 17-02 on 3 February 2017 regarding payments received for services. These payments for services are subject to the withholding of sales and use tax at a rate of 7%. The provisions are effective immediately

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Puerto Rico issued guidelines on electronic filing requirements

23 January, 2017

The Treasury Department issued guidelines regarding electronic filing requirements on 13th January 2017.This filing requirements related to the employee withholding statements for the tax year (2016). According to the guidelines, a new digital form

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Puerto Rico proposes transfer pricing rules

20 January, 2017

The Department of Treasury has released proposed regulations on 19 November 2016 regarding section 1040.09 of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011. The proposal highlights US transfer pricing rules and guidelines from the Organization for

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Puerto Rico: Tax credit guidance issues on limited utilization

18 May, 2016

The Treasury Department released Informative Bulletin No. 16-11 of 6 May 2016 to pronounce that a restriction will be obligatory to the application of the investment, investigation and development tax credit which refers to a tax credit equal to 50%

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