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Dominican Republic tax reforms and revenue growth

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In mid‑July 2026, the Dominican Republic’s Directorate General of Internal Taxes (DGII) introduced Law 30‑26, a fiscal package designed to boost investment and formalize the informal sector. The law caps late‑payment surcharges at 3%, offers a tax‑amnesty scheme for arrears until 31 December 2026, and lowers rates on capital‑gain income, company formation, and mortgages. A week later, the DGII reported that four taxes—ITBIS, personal income tax, corporate income tax, and asset tax—accounted for 62% of total collections in the first half of 2026, totaling 515.38 million pesos. By August 2026, the DGII confirmed that July 2026 collections reached RD$81,475.1 million, a 6.5% year‑on‑year increase that exceeded the revised budget goal of RD$79,644.0 million by RD$1,831.1 million, representing a “102.31% compliance rate.” This growth was primarily driven by ITBIS, which generated RD$20,123.7 million (up 17.1%), and Personal Income Tax, which contributed RD$10,910.6 million (up 18.7%) due to more taxed employees and higher withholdings. For the period of January to July 2026, total collections amounted to RD$596,864.7 million, an 8.8% increase over the same period in 2025. In September 2026, the DGII reported that collections for the first eight months of the year reached 671,866 million pesos, an 8.5% increase compared to 2025. August 2026 revenue totaled 75,007.8 million pesos, a 6.6% year-on-year increase; when excluding extraordinary income, August's collection grew by 11.2%. Key drivers included ITBIS, which rose 10.5% to 20,559.6 million pesos, and selective fuel taxes, which increased by 29.3%. This growth coincides with an anti-crisis plan that increased the corporate income tax rate to 30% for three years for large taxpayers with annual incomes exceeding 1,000 million pesos. However, later reports in September indicated that the DGII missed its August revenue target, collecting RD$75,011.9 million against a projected RD$76,048.5 million, or 98.6% of the goal.

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