Act 20 Incentives for Export Services

Tools for Business Growth

As part of a strategic plan, government incentives can be valuable tools for business growth. With a new economic reality, Puerto Rico offers an aggressive incentive package to foster entrepreneurship and connect local companies with the global economy. Act 20 is leading the way:

Export Services Companies

  • 4% fixed income tax rate on income related to the export of services
  • 100% tax exemption on income tax rate from dividends or profit distributions
  • 90% tax exemption on personal and real property taxes
  • 60% tax exemption on municipal license taxes
  • 20-year tax decree, renewable for an additional 10-year period

This incentive is also available for Local Companies with plans to export services. The evaluation of applications to receive the incentives and benefits here described are subject to the dispositions applicable under the law and regulations. Act 20 of 2012

Contact us to get advice on integrating this incentive into your plans for business growth.

Puerto Rico offers other complementary incentives for Export Services, manufacturing, Tourism, Financial Services, Insurance, Researchers, and Individual Investors, among other sectors.

Every tax incentive granted constitutes a contract with the government of Puerto Rico that is legally guaranteed and protected by United States law. It is essential to point out that Puerto Rico operates as a Foreign Tax Structure, where federal income taxes doesn’t apply. It works with the Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFCs) tax treatment, in which federal income taxes differ until the repatriation of profits.

Act 20 - Incentives for Export Services

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DISCLAIMER. The materials contained on this website are for general information purposes only. They do not constitute official legal, investment, or professional advice. The reader may not rely only on this article’s contents. DuartePino assumes no liability for accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information contained in this article and expressively disclaims all liability for damages arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on any information provided in this article. The evaluation of applications to receive the incentives and benefits here described are subject to the dispositions applicable under the law and regulations.