Local manufacturing companies subjected to the 4 percent excise tax imposed in January through Law 154 may want to breathe a sigh of relief, as the Internal Revenue Service has confirmed that they will be able to take a credit on their federal income tax returns for the amount paid in Puerto Rico.
Si el gobierno realmente quiere ayudar a que la economía avance, además de supervisar que todas las reformas recientemente aprobadas cumplan eficazmente su propósito, tendrá que implementar lo que los representantes del sector privado denominaron el jueves una “reforma de credibilidad”.”
Casi 15 días después de que entrara en vigor la Ley 154, que impone un impuesto especial sobre las ventas de las filiales locales a sus empresas matrices extranjeras, los miembros de la Asociación de Fabricantes de Puerto Rico tuvieron la oportunidad el viernes de dejar constancia ante la Legislatura de su oposición a la medida.
Washington D.C.-based The Daily Caller on Tuesday zeroed in on the recently passed 4 percent tax on foreign corporations, saying it is has the makings of an "indirect bailout," as Fortuño administration officials seek to have the IRS allow affected companies to write off the new collective $6 billion business expense as a tax credit.
The U.S. Department of Treasury has yet to issue a decision on whether foreign companies doing business in Puerto Rico will be allowed to take a credit for the excise tax imposed through Law 154, which goes into effect this month.
No sooner had the local government signed off on a new law approving a 4 percent tax on controlled foreign corporations this week, that a stateside organization saw an opening to begin luring local manufacturing corporations to move north.
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