Self-Assessment at Dominican Customs: Why You Set Your Own Import Tax, and What Happens if the DGA Disagrees At Dominican customs, the government does not tell you what you owe, you tell the government. The importer, consignee or customs broker classifies the merchandise, applies the tariff, computes the taxes on the taxable base, pays, and […]
Dominican Taxes for Foreign Investors in 2026: Rates, Withholdings and the Country’s Tax Treaties A foreign investor modeling a Dominican venture needs five numbers before anything else: the corporate rate, the capital gains rate, the dividend withholding, the VAT, and what, if anything, a tax treaty gives back. Here is the current map, updated for […]
How Foreign Companies Register a Branch in the Dominican Republic, and When It Beats Forming a Local Subsidiary A foreign company that signs contracts in the Dominican Republic without a registered local presence is exposed on two fronts: its agreements may be harder to enforce in Dominican courts, and the tax authority may still treat […]
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