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Although Puerto Ricans do pay certain local and federal taxes, they do not pay income taxes like citizens of US States do.
by coddingtonbear 9y ago
Although Puerto Ricans do pay certain local and federal taxes, they do not pay income taxes like citizens of US States do.
- vkou 9y agoThey also pay full medicare and social security tax, but only receive ~15% of the medicare benefits they would be entitled to on the mainland. The tax/benefits situation is complicated.
- rovr138 9y agoSome* First, not all states pay income tax. On the other side, you have people with federal jobs that are taxed federally. Then you have other people with registered companies in the US which pay federal taxes in the US, the state it's registered in, then also pay taxes locally. -- It's complicated.
- akvadrako 9y ago> First, not all states pay income tax. Are you talking about states of Puerto Rico? In the US, no states pay income tax, but residents of every state pay federal income tax.