This comprehensive tax guide is designed to keep you well-informed about the tax due dates and filing requirements for both Puerto Rico and the United States. It also offers valuable tax insights for businesses, individuals and sales and use tax considerations.
A Practical Guide to U.S. Transfer Pricing Rules and Their Application to Intellectual Property Transfers. Intellectual property (“IP”) is a cornerstone of value for many businesses operating in today’s global economy. When companies with related entities in different countries transfer IP, U.S. transfer pricing rules come into play. This article explains the key considerations for U.S. transfer pricing as it relates to intellectual property, offering guidance for business leaders who may be unfamiliar with these rules. Our goal is to clarify the IRS’s approach, the methods for valuing IP, and highlight compliance requirements and potential risks.
Instability has come to define the global business landscape. Today, business leaders face an unprecedented array of both routine operational challenges and unpredictable global or regional shocks – challenging their ability to function and grow. From infrastructure breakdowns and cyberattacks to climate disasters and volatile shifts in global trade, disruption has become a daily reality.
A Practical Guide to U.S. Transfer Pricing Rules and Their Application to Intellectual Property Transfers. Intellectual property (“IP”) is a cornerstone of value for many businesses operating in today’s global economy. When companies with related entities in different countries transfer IP, U.S. transfer pricing rules come into play. This article explains the key considerations for U.S. transfer pricing as it relates to intellectual property, offering guidance for business leaders who may be unfamiliar with these rules. Our goal is to clarify the IRS’s approach, the methods for valuing IP, and highlight compliance requirements and potential risks.
Instability has come to define the global business landscape. Today, business leaders face an unprecedented array of both routine operational challenges and unpredictable global or regional shocks – challenging their ability to function and grow. From infrastructure breakdowns and cyberattacks to climate disasters and volatile shifts in global trade, disruption has become a daily reality.
The Grant Thornton Network continues delivering strong results, despite the volatile and uncertain world we live in, thanks to our strategic focus on sustainable growth. Growth that comes from building the capabilities that clients need and where they need them; a relentless focus on quality and risk management; and the care we show for our most valued asset – our culture and the people who make Grant Thornton what it is.
Puerto Rico offers various tax exemption grants to eligible entities, providing significant tax advantages and growth opportunities. Knowing the Sales and Use Tax (“SUT”) implications for entities that are beneficiaries of tax exemption grants is crucial for effective planning, establishing goals, and strategies, as well as minimizing the impact on the organization's finances.
Puerto Rico offers various tax exemption grants to eligible entities, providing significant tax advantages and growth opportunities. Knowing the Sales and Use Tax (“SUT”) implications for entities that are beneficiaries of tax exemption grants is crucial for effective planning, establishing goals, and strategies, as well as minimizing the impact on the organization's finances.
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Puerto Rico offers various tax exemption grants to eligible entities, providing significant tax advantages and growth opportunities. Knowing the Sales and Use Tax (“SUT”) implications for entities that are beneficiaries of tax exemption grants is crucial for effective planning, establishing goals, and strategies, as well as minimizing the impact on the organization's finances.
Navigating tariffs : Maintaining mid-market resilience amid ongoing uncertainty. At the close of 2024, mid-market businesses were riding a steady wave of optimism. According to Grant Thornton's International Business Report (IBR) research 54.6% of mid-market firms planned to increase their exports, with a similarly strong 50.3% expecting revenue growth from international markets. However, as we entered 2025 trade tensions escalated, with optimism experiencing its first notable dip in two years (down 2.9pp to 72.7%). Despite these early signs of caution emerging among mid-market leaders though, the underlying fundamentals – rooted in agility and strategic foresight – remained relatively robust.
In the pursuit of business expansion, businesses have a wide array of options when deciding their approach on how to achieve their goals. Mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) offer the opportunity to rapidly expand business operations while decreasing the risks associated with starting a new operation or expanding from scratch. However, M&As are not immune to tax implications for the parties involved in the transaction. As such, when considering M&A transactions, it is important to evaluate all of its implications in order to determine which type of deal is right for you. This article provides a summary of important key points that should be pondered when conducting M&A transactions.
For many years, the Puerto Rico Treasury Department (PR Treasury) has been looking for ways to oversee the amount of expenses that entities in Puerto Rico get charged or allocated by related entities outside Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico, it is very common to have entities operating here as subsidiaries or branches of foreign entities, where the Parent Company or Home Office is in the United States or elsewhere.
Our tax experts discuss when and how Puerto Rico residents need to report their income to the IRS, which forms to use and incentives that may be available to them. Watch the video to learn about federal tax filing
Navigating tariffs : Maintaining mid-market resilience amid ongoing uncertainty. At the close of 2024, mid-market businesses were riding a steady wave of optimism. According to Grant Thornton's International Business Report (IBR) research 54.6% of mid-market firms planned to increase their exports, with a similarly strong 50.3% expecting revenue growth from international markets. However, as we entered 2025 trade tensions escalated, with optimism experiencing its first notable dip in two years (down 2.9pp to 72.7%). Despite these early signs of caution emerging among mid-market leaders though, the underlying fundamentals – rooted in agility and strategic foresight – remained relatively robust.
Tax incentives for the film and creative industries in Puerto Rico: exploring the benefits for businesses in the creative sectors. Puerto Rico has been a favorite destination for filmmakers, artists, and creative entrepreneurs, because of its dynamic culture, beautiful scenery and advantageous position. The creative industries serve as an economic embodiment of culture, highlighting Puerto Rico’s exceptional quality of life both locally and internationally. The enactment of Act 60-2019, known as the Puerto Rico Incentives Code, has firmly established the island as a global hub for film production, digital media, and other creative industries. This comprehensive tax incentive law is a game-changer, offering producers, filmmakers, and other creatives significant economic advantages to bring their projects to life.
Our 2025 Women in Business report explores the external pressures and internal drivers that impact gender diversity in leadership teams in the mid-market.
Our 2025 Women in Business report explores the external pressures and internal drivers that impact gender diversity in leadership teams in the mid-market.
Grant Thornton's Women in Business 2026: The value of visibility report reveals that 91.9% of mid-market leaders say they personally consider a company's gender equality initiatives when applying for roles, with two-thirds calling it a priority.
