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In general, United States citizens and resident aliens who are bona fide residents of Puerto Rico during the entire tax year, which for most individuals is January 1 to December 31, are only required to file a U.S. federal income tax return if they have income sources outside of Puerto Rico or if they are employees of ...

If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien but not a bona fide resident of Puerto Rico during the entire tax year, you generally must file the following returns. A Puerto Rico tax return reporting only your income from Puerto Rico sources.

A Puerto Rico tax return reporting only your income from Puerto Rico sources. Wages for services performed in Puerto Rico, whether for a private employer, the U.S. government, or otherwise, is income from Puerto Rico sources. A U.S. tax return (Form 1040NR) according to the rules for a nonresident alien.

Personal Income Tax Rate in Puerto Rico is expected to be 33.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.

To request a Puerto Rico extension, file Form AS 2644 (Request for Extension of Time to File the Income Tax Return) by the original due date of your return. Form AS 2644 will give you 3 extra months to file your return, moving the filing deadline to July 15 (for calendar year taxpayers).

Unlike the US, Puerto Rico does not tax social security pension income or unemployment. Puerto Rico residents must still pay the US FICA tax on self-employment income.

Puerto Rico is a US territory and not a state, so its residents don't pay federal income tax unless they work for the US government. Even so, workers there pay the majority of federal taxes that Americans on the mainland pay payroll taxes, social security taxes, business taxes, gift taxes, estate taxes and so on.

The island imposes a separate local Puerto Rico income tax in place of typical U.S. federal income tax. The personal income tax rate in Puerto Rico is up to 33%. This is applicable to regular wages regardless of having an Act 20 or Act 22 decree.

Residents also pay federal payroll taxes, such as Social Security and Medicare taxes. Only certain residents of Puerto Rico are required to file federal income tax forms. ... Bona fide residents of Puerto Rico generally do not report income received from sources within Puerto Rico on their U.S. income tax return.

U.S. citizens who have lived all year on the island are exempt from filing taxes to the federal government of the United States as long as all of your income was from Puerto Rican sources only.

Still, Puerto Rico hopes to lure American mainlanders with an income tax of only 4%. Legally avoiding the 37% federal rate and the 13.3% California (or other state) rate sounds pretty good. What's more, there is no tax on dividends, and no capital gain tax in Puerto Rico. However, some big cautions are in order.

Form 1040A is used by U.S. taxpayers to file an annual income tax return. For Tax year 2018, you will no longer use Form 1040-A, but instead use the redesigned Form 1040.

The new law consolidated the forms 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ into one redesigned Form 1040 that all filers can use. For your 2018 taxes, which you file in early 2019, you will use this new 1040. That means you can no longer use the 1040A unless you are filing a return for tax year 2017 or earlier.

Beginning with the 2019 tax season when you'll be preparing and filing your 2018 tax return the IRS will roll out a brand new Form 1040 to replace the old 1040, the 1040EZ...and Form 1040A. You'll be obligated to use this new, improved form going forward.

This new law consolidated the forms 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ into a single redesigned Form 1040 that all filers can use. For your 2018 taxes, which you file in early 2019, you will use this new 1040. That means you can no longer use the 1040EZ unless you are filing a return for tax year 2017 or earlier.