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How to Get a Certificate of Good Standing in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico calls it the Certificate of Compliance (certificado de cumplimiento) and charges $20. Here is how to order it and what must be current first.

At a glance

Document name
Certificate of Compliance (certificado de cumplimiento)
State fee
$20
Online ordering
Yes
Typical turnaround
not published by the Department of State. The statutory expedite tiers apply to any certificate: $100 within 24 hours, $200 same day, $500 within two hours
Issuing office
Puerto Rico Department of State ↗

How to order it

  1. Clear any past-due filings first. The Puerto Rico Department of State will not issue a certificate while you have unpaid tax or an unfiled report. The state-specific requirements are in the points below.
  2. Order it online. Search your LLC in the Puerto Rico portal, request the certificate, and download it. Link in the table above.
  3. Pay the $20 fee. Pay by card at checkout. A small card surcharge usually applies.
  4. Use it inside the recipient's window. The certificate has no state expiration, but banks and other states usually want one dated within the last 30 to 90 days. Order it close to when you need it.

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Full ordering details for Puerto Rico

Act 164-2009 sets $20 for any certificate the Secretary of State issues, including a certificate of compliance, and $100 for a certificate listing every filing an LLC has made. A certified copy of a filed document is $20 and a certification of specific information from an entity record is $30. The Department of State does not publish a price for this certificate on its LLC list, so $20 is the statutory figure and may be higher in practice. Puerto Rico tax clearances are separate documents and come from the Departamento de Hacienda, not from the Department of State.

Processing and expedited tiers: not published by the Department of State. The statutory expedite tiers apply to any certificate: $100 within 24 hours, $200 same day, $500 within two hours

Important to know about Puerto Rico

  • Paying the annual fee is what keeps the certificate obtainable. An LLC that has not paid ceases to be authorised to do business under Act 164-2009.
  • The Department of State does not issue tax clearance. Puerto Rico tax certifications come from the Departamento de Hacienda and are a different document that banks and agencies often ask for by name.
  • The $20 comes from the statute rather than from a Department of State price list. Budget for more.

Ordering this to register in another state?

A certificate of good standing from Puerto Rico is what the new state asks for when your Puerto Rico LLC registers to do business there. Pick the state you are expanding into to see its exact filing, fee, and process.

Find your state-to-state guide · Registering an out-of-state LLC into Puerto Rico instead?

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This page provides general information based on publicly available Puerto Rico Department of State, Corporations Division requirements. It is not legal advice. Names, fees, and procedures can change. Verify with the Puerto Rico Department of State before ordering.