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Full service law firm that leverages technology to assist clients in the USA facing legal challenges in Puerto Rico, focusing on business, commercial, immigration, bankruptcy, personal injury, contractual, and real estate law.

30/10/2026

Several licensed International Financial Entities serve the digital asset industry, which leads many founders to assume an IFE can run an exchange. It cannot.

Act 273 draws the line clearly. An IFE may provide custody of digital assets for clients with a no-objection letter from the Commissioner, offer US dollar deposit accounts and payment services to non-resident clients, lend against digital assets within its approved business plan, and provide treasury and trust services to non-residents.

It may not operate a virtual currency exchange, serve residents of Puerto Rico outside narrow exceptions, or count digital assets toward its $10,000,000 paid-in capital.

The structure that works is a group: an exchange entity licensed as a money transmitter, an IFE for custody and banking, and an export services company for technology, each with its own compliance program.

Swipe for the line, then get the free IFE guide through the link in the comments.

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29/10/2026

An Act 60 decree is a contract between the holder and the Government of Puerto Rico, and that is its greatest strength.

When Act 38-2026 changed the Individual Investor program for new applications, existing decrees kept their terms through 2035 unless revoked, and holders received the option to renegotiate into the new regime that runs to 2055. Business decrees carry their own fixed terms as well.

A contract protects the holder only while the holder keeps its side of it. Residency, reporting, the annual contribution, and every condition in the grant still have to be met.

If you hold a decree, read it again with fresh eyes this year. Knowing exactly what you agreed to is the best protection you have.

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29/10/2026

Staking rewards, mining proceeds, lending yield, and airdrops are generally income when received, and the Act 60 Individual Investor decree treats categories differently.

The individual decree's preferential rates apply to Puerto Rico source interest, dividends, and capital gains of qualifying residents. Each crypto income stream needs to be characterized before anyone relies on those rates. A validator or mining business run from the island may fit better under an export services decree than under the individual decree.

The work is in the mapping: which wallet earns what, which entity holds it, and where the activity takes place. Done once and documented, it makes every annual filing simpler and every audit question easier to answer.

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28/10/2026

Since the 2024 reform, the bar for a new International Financial Entity is clear: $10,000,000 in paid-in capital, $1,000,000 in unencumbered assets pledged at a Puerto Rico bank, eight full-time employees on the island with two in compliance, and an independent director.

For groups that meet it, the license opens deposit taking, lending, treasury, trade finance, and digital asset custody with regulatory approval, all for clients outside Puerto Rico.

Watch the overview, then use the readiness checklist in the free guide to see where your group stands.

Free IFE guide at lawyerinpr.com/puerto-rico-international-financial-entity

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28/10/2026

Worker classification in Puerto Rico follows local criteria that differ from the federal tests, and getting it wrong can mean back wages, benefits, payroll taxes, and penalties.

Puerto Rico labor law looks at the actual relationship: who controls how the work is done, whether the worker has an independent business, how they are paid, how long the relationship lasts, and whether the work is part of the company's core operations. A contract that says independent contractor helps, and the facts decide.

Sales representatives, drivers, consultants, and seasonal workers are the most common gray areas.

Review your roster once a year, put written agreements in place, and align the paperwork with how the work really happens. It is a quiet step that prevents expensive disputes.

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27/10/2026

A decree attaches to a real business, and substance is how a business proves it is real.

For export services and other business decrees, that means an office in Puerto Rico, people doing the work on the island, management decisions made here, and books, bank accounts, and contracts that match. Decrees may also set employment conditions that have to be met and maintained.

Regulators and auditors look past the mailing address. They look at who signs, where meetings happen, where the payroll is, and whether the income generating activity actually takes place in Puerto Rico.

The good news is that substance is something you build on purpose. A short plan for the office, the team, and the decision trail goes a long way.

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27/10/2026

Founders planning a token sale from Puerto Rico under Regulation S often miss one definition: for Regulation S, the United States includes its territories and possessions.

That means buyers in Puerto Rico are US buyers. A Regulation S offering made from the island has to be an offshore transaction, with no directed selling efforts into the United States, Puerto Rico included, and with the resale restrictions and distribution compliance period that apply to the issuer's category.

Regulation S is a valuable tool for international token distribution, and an Act 60 export services decree can apply to the operating company. The securities analysis itself is federal, and it stays the same after the company moves.

Document the analysis before launch. It is the first thing an exchange, a bank, or a regulator will ask for.

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26/10/2026

Thinking about a move to Puerto Rico in the next few years? One new rule deserves a place on your calendar.

Under Act 38-2026, applicants for an Individual Investor decree filed from January 1, 2027 must not have been Puerto Rico residents during the six years before the move. The primary residence has to be owned directly or through a trust, and ownership through an LLC no longer works.

Applications filed by December 31, 2026 still fall under the current rules. The video walks through both sets of terms in one minute.

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26/10/2026

Mainland companies open Puerto Rico subsidiaries for real operational reasons: talent, a hub between North and Latin America, a US legal system, and tax incentives for qualifying activity.

One fact shapes the whole structure. For federal income tax purposes, a corporation organized in Puerto Rico is treated as a foreign corporation. That brings international tax rules into the picture, along with transfer pricing for every intercompany transaction, and it interacts with any Act 60 decree the subsidiary holds.

Done well, the structure is clean and efficient: a properly capitalized subsidiary, intercompany agreements at arm's length, substance on the island, and filings on both sides.

If your company is considering the island, start with the structure. The rest of the plan builds on it.

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25/10/2026

The single question that decides most Act 60 export services applications is where the customer is located.

Export services are services performed from Puerto Rico for clients located outside Puerto Rico. Consulting, software, marketing, design, research, investment management, and many professional services can qualify, and qualifying income can be taxed at a fixed 4 percent rate under the decree. Income from Puerto Rico customers is outside that rate and has to be tracked separately.

That makes documentation part of the business model: contracts that show where clients are, invoices that match, and an allocation method for any mixed revenue.

Get the client map right before the application and the rest of the decree work becomes much simpler.

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