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Puerto Rico is classified by the U.S. government as an independent taxation authority by mutual agreement with the U.S. Congress. A common misconception is that residents of Puerto Rico do not have to pay federal taxes. Residents of the island pay federal taxes (import/export taxes, federal commodity taxes, social security taxes, etc.) and some even pay federal income taxes (Puerto Rico residents who are federal employees, or who do business with the federal government, Puerto Rico-based corporations that intend to send funds to the U.S., etc). While most residents of the island do not pay federal income tax, they do pay federal payroll taxes (Social Security and Medicare), as well as Puerto Rico income taxes. In addition, because the cutoff point for income taxation is lower than that of the IRS code, and because the per-capita income in Puerto Rico is much lower than the average per-capita income on the mainland, more Puerto Rico residents pay income taxes to the local taxation authority than if the IRS code were applied to the island. Puerto Rico residents are eligible for Social Security benefits upon retirement. Puerto Rico is excluded from Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Puerto Rico receives less than 15% of the Medicaid funding it would be allotted as a state."
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes they do. The four biggest tax burdens for DC Residents are: Federal taxes, DC taxes, property tax, and sales tax.
DC residents do not have congressional representation as all other citizens of the US, despite paying the exact same federal taxes. For this reason DC license plates bear the motto "Taxation without Representation".
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∙ 12y agoYes.
Contrary to popular belief residents of Puerto Rico pay all sorts of federal, state and local taxes. A permanent resident of Puerto Rico (no matter where they were born) is exempt from paying U.S. federal income tax on wages earned on the island of Puerto Rico. All other taxes are levied on any income of any type from anywhere.
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∙ 12y agoYou pay federal taxes if you earn a certain amount and/or if you own a business in Puerto Rico. All Puerto Ricans are US citizens but most of them don't pay Federal tax.
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∙ 13y agoPuerto Rico no, but DC yes.
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∙ 12y agoyes
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How does statehood helps Puerto Rico?
it wont help Puerto Rico at all. We receive federal income without paying Federal Taxes
Do people in Puerto rico pay Federal Income taxes?
No.
What taxes would Puerto Rico have to pay if they became a state?
puerto rico would have more money then what is has now
Do Puerto Rican citizens pay US income tax?
Puerto Ricans are US citizens. US citizens who live in Puerto Rico are not subject to the US Federal income tax on income they make from sources in Puerto Rico. Any Puerto Rican who moves to another part of the US is subject to Federal income tax just as all other US citizens are.
How does Puerto Rico money looks?
Puerto Rico is an US territory. Puerto Rico use the US dollar($). All citizens born in Puerto Rico are US citizens.
Can the US impose English nation taxes or in the military on the citizens of Puerto Rico?
No. Just the American kind.
Why are the citizens of Puerto Rico reluctant vote for statehood?
The fact that they have gotten very little federal help since the hurricane and they are citizens of the United States could be one reason. With statehood they would also paying federal taxes while today they don’t.
Can a us citizen live in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is a US Territory and its inhabitants are US Citizens! So, if they are US Citizens, any US citizen can live in Puerto Rico.
Does Puerto Rico have any ties with the US?
Puerto Rico is defined as a commonwealth of the U.S., in other words, they are more or less like a state. For example, citizens of P.R. are also U.S. citizens and pay some federal, import, social security, etc. taxes. HOWEVER, a point of debate is that they don't pay income tax to the U.S. gov't. Other features of the relationship include the mixture of their militaries and inclusion of Puerto Ricans in the U.S. draft. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States. All citizens of Puerto Rico are citizens of the United States. Puerto Rico has been a US possession since 1898 (Spanish-American War) and has had local self-government, to one degree or another, since 1947.
Is someone born in Puerto Rico a US citizen?
The citizens of Puerto Rico are full US citizens as Puerto Rico is a protectorate of the US. They can vote and enter the US as US citizens carry US passports and pay taxes (although much more limited than citizens of states of the US). They enjoy US military protection and follow US federal laws though some local laws can differ. Even though English isn't the legal language of the US it is the defacto official language and they learn it from a young age and a large protion of buisness in Puerto Rico is conducted in English.
Why the president of US visits Puerto Rico?
to address the citizens of the U.S. which Puerto Rico is a territory of the U.S.
What citizenship do the people of Puerto Rico have?
People born in Puerto Rico are citizens of the United States of America.
