{"id":8564,"date":"2026-02-06T13:56:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alvatax.com\/new\/?p=8564"},"modified":"2026-08-13T10:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:53:59","slug":"puerto-rico-governor-authorizes-the-issuance-of-relief-check-payments-to-eligible-individuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alvatax.com\/?p=8564","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico Governor Authorizes the Issuance of Relief Check Payments to Eligible Individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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On February 3, 2026, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Jennifer Gonz\u00e1lez Col\u00f3n, signed Joint Resolution No. 6. This resolution appropriates five hundred fifty-four million dollars ($554,000,000) from the Commonwealth\u2019s General Fund to the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury to fund direct payments to certain individuals through a program known as the Tax Relief Check for Workers and the Middle Class (the \u201cRelief Check\u201d) for the 2025 tax year.<\/p>

This Joint Resolution is intended to provide immediate tax relief consistent with the public policy reflected in House Bill 1014 and Senate Bill 912, while the Legislature continues evaluating the second phase of Puerto Rico\u2019s Tax Reform focused on permanent reductions to individual income tax rates.<\/p>

Purpose<\/strong><\/p>

The purpose of the Joint Resolution No. 6 is to authorize the Department of Treasury to issue Relief Check payments to eligible individuals based on a comparative income tax computation tied to the Individual Income Tax Return for the 2025 tax year (\u201c2025 Return\u201d).<\/p>

What does this measure seek to accomplish?<\/strong><\/p>

The Joint Resolution No. 6 seeks to deliver tax relief to working and middle-class taxpayers through a streamlined approach that relies primarily on information reported in the 2025 Return. The payment is generally determined favoring the taxpayers, the difference between (i) the income tax liability reported on the 2025 Return and (ii) the liability that would have resulted under the tax table established by this Joint Resolution, taking into account an additional deduction of $2,500 for each dependent under 18 years of age. The Relief Check is issued separately from any other refund or payment the taxpayer may be entitled to receive.<\/p>

Among the most important measures provided by this Joint Resolution are the following:<\/p>