Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

Puerto Rico - Excise Tax Exemption for Farmers

Program Overview


Category:
Financial Incentive
Program Type:
Sales Tax Incentive
Implementing Sector:
State
State:
Puerto Rico
Eligible Storage Technologies:
Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Hydroelectric (Small)
Incentive Amount:
100% exemption
Administrator:
Departmento de Hacienda
Applicable Sectors:
Agricultural
Last Updated:
07/31/2020

Eligibility Criteria

EligibilitySectorsTechnologies
%100.0000
Agricultural
Solar Water Heat
Solar Space Heat
Solar Thermal Process Heat
Solar Photovoltaics
Wind (All)
Hydroelectric (Small)

Summary

In Puerto Rico, "bona fide farmers" are exempted from paying all types of excises for equipment, articles and objects whose operation depend solely on solar, wind, hydro or any other type of power, excluding the power produced by petroleum and its derivatives. A "bona fide farmer" is generally defined as a farmer certified by the government and who derives at least 50% of his or her gross income from the agricultural business as an operator, owner or lessee as declared in his or her income tax return.
It should be noted that that this exemption is part of a larger tax incentives package aimed at supporting Puerto Rican farmers.


Authorities

NameEnacted DateEffective DateExpired Date
13 L.P.R. § 10405