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Navy card headed Puerto Rico Act 60, reading that your decree carries an annual report and that the fines for missing it are automatic, above the date November 16, 2026 and the note that tax year 2025 is filed with DDEC, not with your return.

Act 60 annual report: the November 16 deadline, the fees and the donation

Your tax year 2025 Act 60 annual report is filed with DDEC, not with your tax return, and the fines for missing it run on a timer. The date, the fees, the donation and the legacy Act 22-2012 fork.

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