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 […]
Foreign-Owned Property and Dominican Succession Law: The Rules That Apply When the Owner Dies A Canadian dies in Toronto owning a villa in Las Terrenas. Whatever her will says, and whatever Canadian law provides, the fate of that villa runs through Dominican succession law, because for real estate on Dominican soil, the location of the […]
Dominican Free Zones: Three Regimes, One Question, Which Tax Incentives Fit Your Export Business? For an exporter comparing Caribbean and Central American manufacturing bases, the Dominican free zone regime remains one of the region’s most generous, but the benefits depend entirely on which category of zone the business qualifies for, and where. Law 8-90 on […]
Dominican Property Taxes: What Buyers Pay, When, and What Changed in 2026 Six months. That is how long a buyer of Dominican real estate has to pay the 3% transfer tax after closing before surcharges and interest begin to accrue, and it is the deadline most often missed by foreign purchasers who assume the closing […]
Disputing a Dominican Customs Assessment: Deadlines and Appeals Under Customs Law 168-21 An importer clears a container, pays the declared duties, and months later receives a reassessment from Dominican Customs (DGA) claiming a different tariff classification and a much larger bill. The claim is not necessarily final. Dominican law gives importers a structured, deadline-driven path […]
CONFOTUR Tax Exemptions for Tourism Real Estate in the Dominican Republic: 15 Years, Nationwide, With New Limits in 2026 A condominium buyer in Punta Cana who chooses a CONFOTUR-approved project over an identical unapproved one can avoid the 3% real estate transfer tax at closing and the annual property tax for years afterward. That difference, […]
The review of promise of sale contracts for pre-construction real estate property in Punta Cana requires years of experience and the edge to find out the check items needing clarification, update or negotiation by the purchaser with the owner and developer. Buyers often ask for a second opinion or the review of their promise of […]
The Nice International Classification Thirteenth Edition entered in force in the Dominican Republic on January 1st, 2026. In this regard, the Classification establishes, among other items, the following: First: Goods and services will not be considered similar, solely for being in the same category; Second:Goods and services will only be considered different by appearing in […]
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