The government of Puerto Rico is counting on the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico to fight for the permanence of Law 154, passed in October 2010 as an amendment to Puerto Rico’s Internal Revenue Code that places an excise tax on sales generated by local subsidiaries to their international parent companies.
The Puerto Rico Association of Automobile Distributors and Dealers released the findings of a study Wednesday that reflected, among other data, that used car sales has been on the rise in the past decade, outpacing new vehicle movement.
Every U.S. citizen is subject to the provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code ("USIRC") regardless of their place of work or residence. Since people born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens, they are subject to the provisions of the USIRC.
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