The Internal Revenue Code of Puerto Rico (Spanish: ''Código de Rentas Internas de Puerto Rico'') is the main body of domestic statutory tax law of
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
organized topically, including laws covering income taxes, payroll taxes, gift taxes, estate taxes, and statutory excise taxes.
Sales and use tax
On July 4, 2006, the government approved Law 117, the 2006 Contributive Justice Law. It established a 5.5% state tax and an optional 1.5% municipal tax. It came into effect on November 15, 2006. The tax is better known as the ''Impuesto sobre Ventas y Uso'' (Sales and Use Tax) or by its Spanish acronym, IVU.
The law amended Article B of the Code and created sub-article BB.
On July 29, 2007, the government approved Law Number 80, making the tax mandatory for all municipalities of the commonwealth. Also, the tax rates changed to 6% at the state level and 1% at the municipal level.
In 2015, the Sales Tax and Use rate went from 7% to 11.5%.
See also
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Legal profession in Puerto Rico
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Law of Puerto Rico
The legal system of Puerto Rico is a mix of the civil law and the common law systems.
Language
Puerto Rico is the only current U.S. jurisdiction whose legal system operates primarily in a language other than American English: namely, Spanish. Be ...
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Taxation in Puerto Rico
References
External links
Official web page of the Treasury Department (in Spanish)“Código de Rentas Internas para un Nuevo Puerto Rico”, o “Código de Rentas Internas de Puerto Rico de 2011” Ley Núm. 1 de 31 de Enero de 2011, según enmendada (1009 page .pdf)
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