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.
If the government truly wants to help the economy move forward, aside from monitoring that all of the recently enacted reforms effectively serve their purpose, it will have to implement what private sector representatives on Thursday called a “credibility reform.”
Nearly 15 days after Law 154 — imposing an excise tax on sales by local subsidiaries to their foreign parent companies — went into effect, members of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association got a chance Friday state for the Legislative record their opposition to the measure.
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