Potentially eligible services delivered from Puerto Rico to clients or markets located outside the island.
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Puerto Rico business explainer
Act 60, explained without the fantasy.
A clear look at how an export-services direction could work: outside demand, Puerto Rico-based operations, careful records, professional review, and local reinvestment.
Start with the truth
Act 60 is not the name of a business structure.
The operation would remain a legally registered Puerto Rico business. Act 60 is a separate incentives program that may apply to qualifying export-service income after an application, professional review, and an approved tax-exemption decree.
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No automatic qualification.
A Puerto Rico address alone does not decide eligibility. The work performed, location of clients, source of income, recordkeeping, business structure, and decree terms all matter.
Work created, managed, documented, and delivered through a compliant island-based business.
Outside revenue can support Puerto Rico vendors, equipment, collaborators, production, and future capacity.
Current foundation → planned direction
Build the operation first. Pursue the incentive correctly.
Sole proprietorship
Beginning independently, developing the brand, testing demand, and establishing reliable services and products.
- Puerto Rico-based owner and operation
- Independent creative and business services
- Media, education, production, and design work
- Early systems for sales, records, and delivery
Export-services operation
Establishing a compliant structure and applying for Act 60 treatment only for services that legally qualify as exported from Puerto Rico.
- Clients and markets located outside Puerto Rico
- Clear separation of services, products, and revenue
- Formal accounting, contracts, and documentation
- Application through DDEC with professional guidance
OUTSIDE DEMAND → PUERTO RICO OPERATION → LOCAL ACTIVITY → FUTURE CAPACITY
The boundary
What the plan is—and what it is not.
The objective is to sell qualifying services beyond the island and direct new revenue into a Puerto Rico-based operation, while keeping the claims precise.
The plan is
- Built around outside clients and markets
- Designed to create from Puerto Rico
- Dependent on documentation and compliance
- Intended to grow vendors and opportunities locally
The plan is not
- A blanket tax exemption for every transaction
- A claim that every activity automatically qualifies
- Dependent on taking purchasing power from locals
- A substitute for legal, accounting, or tax advice
The roadmap
Build it correctly, step by step.
Complete registrations, permits, banking, and accounting systems.
Separate services from merchandise and other revenue.
Develop clients and customers beyond Puerto Rico.
Seek professional guidance and an official decree.
Grow Puerto Rico operations, vendors, collaborators, and opportunities.
The point
Bring new money into Puerto Rico. Create from Puerto Rico. Grow with Puerto Rico.
This business is being designed to connect outside demand with Puerto Rico-based talent, production, and ideas—while maintaining clear records, legal compliance, and respect for the people who already call the island home.