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Puerto Rico: Potential Federal Income Tax Revenues Resulting From Statehood

GGD-98-166R Published: Jul 08, 1998. Publicly Released: Jul 08, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO estimated the amount of federal income taxes that individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico would pay if the: (1) termination of the Puerto Rican economic activity credit and the change in political status occurred today; and (2) amount and distribution of individual and corporate incomes in Puerto Rico remain similar to what they have been in recent years.

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