1. LAW 70 - The
Solid Waste Management Authority Law
2. LAW 8 - The
Tax Incentives Law
3. LAW 13 - Amendment
to Law 70 (21 pages)
* Article 13 Amends
Law 70, Article 14 (A)(2) to provide for the requirement of all
Government Agencies and Municipalities to give preference to purchasing
products made from recycled content materials and allowing for
such products to be up to15% more expensive than a competitive
product made from virgin materials.
4. LAW 14 - Amendment
to Law 8 (6 pages)
* Article 2 Amends
Law 8, Section 4 (d)(2) to grant tax exempt corporations to take
a tax credit equal to 15% of the value of products they may purchase
made of recycled material by companies certified as qualified
recycling companies under this Law.
* Article 3 Amends
Law 8 Section 3 (d)(4) to grant a 20 year period of tax exemption
irrespective of geographic location to any company that qualifies
as a recycler or solid waste processor under this Law and obtains
Tax Exempt status pursuit to same.
5. LAW 15 - Amendment
to Law 70 (11 pages)
* Article 5 Amends
Law 70 adding Article 21 to provide for investors in recycling
and solid waste processing companies that qualify to receive an
investment tax credit and a loss tax credit based on cash invested.
The investment tax credit applicable is equal to 50% of the amount
invested and the credit that may be taken in the first year is
limited to 50% of the total credit applicable. The investment
tax credit may be sold with the proceeds up to the value of the
credit being tax free income to the seller. The Loss Tax Credit
is applicable in the event of a loss being realized on the transfer
or sale or holding of the investment qualifying under this Law
and allows for a tax credit to be taken for up to 50% of the value
of the investment in the event of such capital loss. The amount
of such credits that a qualifying entity could issue was limited
to a total of 20% of the declared project value.
6. LAW 104 - Amendment
to Law 70 (2 pages)
* Article 1 Amends
Law 70, Article 21 (b) to remove limits on the amount of credits
a qualifying entity can issue based on a percentage of a project's
value and instead allows the credits to be earned on any cash
invested in a project.
NOTE: The Company has
been granted Tax Exempt Status providing a 90% exemption on Income
Taxes and 60% on Property Taxes for a period of 20 years commencing
December 1994. In addition, the Company has been Certified by
the Solid Waste Management Authority as being a Solid Waste Processor
in conformance with Law 14 stipulations. The Company has been
also approved as an eligible investment in accordance with Law
15 and can thus issue Investment Tax Credits to investors in the
approved Company securities.