Dmitri Mihhailov
Managing Partner
Leads Prifinance and personally oversees complex multi-jurisdiction structures. Your Dominican setup gets partner-level review before anything is filed.
Register a company in the Dominican Republic, the pragmatic workhorse.
Set up a Dominican SRL - the Caribbean's largest economy, decades of five-percent growth, free zones at a genuine 0%, ten million tourists a year and a two-hour flight to Miami. The rest of the picture: the standard rate is 27% - this is not a tax haven outside the zones - the bureaucracy speaks Spanish across three agencies, the grid still stumbles, and the DGII's e-invoicing era is compliance you must actually do.The Caribbean's largest economy: five-percent growth for a generation, free zones at genuine 0%, no exchange controls, residency from $200k. The rest: 27% standard tax, Spanish-speaking bureaucracy across three agencies, a grid that stumbles, and e-invoicing you must actually do.
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Dominican Republic · at a glance
Legal formSRL via Mercantile Registry
Time to set up1-2 weeks
Corporate tax27% · free zones 0%
VAT (ITBIS)18%
Exchange controlsNone - free repatriation
Remote setupYes - by POA
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Dominican Republic in brief
The pragmatic workhorse, in full.
While the Caribbean sold flags and secrecy, the Dominican Republic built an economy. It is the region's largest by a distance: five-percent average growth for a generation, ten million tourists, the world's top cigar exporter, Barrick's flagship gold mine, and a free-zone system that turned the country into a nearshoring workhorse - medical devices, electrical components and apparel shipping duty-free into the US market from zones that pay a genuine 0% corporate tax. Foreign ownership is unrestricted, there are no exchange controls, an SRL registers in a week or two, and the investor-residency track starts at $200,000 with a real path to citizenship.
The rest. Outside the zones this is not a low-tax country: 27% corporate tax, 18% ITBIS, 10% on dividends, plus a 1% asset tax as the alternative minimum. The bureaucracy is workable but Spanish-speaking and spread across ONAPI, the Mercantile Registry and the DGII, whose mandatory e-invoicing now watches revenue in real time. Courts are slow, the electricity distribution system still loses power and money, and free-zone status is an approval, not a checkbox - export orientation is scrutinised. The playbook is simple: know before you file whether you are a zone company, a CONFOTUR project or an ordinary 27% taxpayer - the three are different businesses.
While the region sold flags, the DR built an economy: nearshoring zones shipping medical devices and cigars duty-free to the US at 0% tax, ten million tourists, Barrick's gold, and an SRL that registers in a week or two. No exchange controls; investor residency from $200k with a citizenship path.
The terms: outside the zones it is 27% plus 18% ITBIS and a 1% asset-tax floor. ONAPI, the registry and the DGII all speak Spanish and all want their filings; e-CF invoicing reports revenue in real time. Know before you file: zone company, CONFOTUR project or ordinary taxpayer - three different businesses.
Packages & pricing
Two ways to start.
01 - SRL · DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Company
from$2,900USD · all-in
Registration of a Dominican SRL - name, registry, tax number and the first year of the registered address included.
✓Regime strategy first - free zone, CONFOTUR or standard✓ONAPI name clearance✓Mercantile Registry incorporation✓DGII RNC + ITBIS registration✓Registered address in Santo Domingo - first year✓Free pre-incorporation consultation
Optional add-ons: free-zone application (CNZFE) - from $2,500 · CONFOTUR filing - from $2,500 · investor residency - from $2,500 · accounting - from $250/month · renewal - from $1,200/year.Add-ons: free zone from $2,500 · CONFOTUR from $2,500 · residency from $2,500 · accounting from $250/month · renewal from $1,200/year.
Start with a consultation →02 - SRL + BANK · DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Most popularCompany + Bank Account
from$4,900USD · all-in
Everything in the first package plus a corporate account with a Dominican bank - prepared, filed and defended by us.
✓Everything in the Company package✓Bank file: business plan, source of funds, references✓Account with Banreservas, Popular or BHD✓USD + peso account structure✓TSS payroll registration✓Foreign-investment registration for clean repatriation
Optional add-ons: free-zone application - from $2,500 · residency - from $2,500 · accounting - from $250/month · renewal - from $1,200/year.
Start with a consultation →Starting prices, confirmed before filing. ONAPI, registry and DGII fees are itemised.Starting prices; the exact quote comes first. ONAPI, registry and DGII fees itemised in your quote.
What you can do
What our clients open in the Dominican Republic.
The zones manufacture for the US, the coast builds hotels, and the capital runs the region's back offices.The zones make for the US, the coast builds hotels, the capital runs back offices.
Free-zone manufacturinglicensed
Medical devices, components, apparel, cigars. 0% and duty-free into the US.
Tourism & real estatelicensed
CONFOTUR projects with fifteen-year exemptions on the strongest coast in the region.
BPO & call centreslicensed
Nearshore services in the US time zone. A zone regime of its own.
Trade & distributionstandard
The region's biggest consumer market, supplied through Caucedo port.
Agro & cigar exportstandard
Cocoa, bananas, and the tobacco the world pays premium for.
Relocation & digital basestandard
Residency from $200k, citizenship path, Punta Cana lifestyle.
Free-zone manufacturinglicensed
0% and duty-free to the US.
Tourism & CONFOTURlicensed
Fifteen-year exemptions.
BPO & call centreslicensed
US time zone.
Trade & distributionstandard
The region's biggest market.
Agro & cigarsstandard
The premium leaf.
Relocation basestandard
Residency from $200k.
Why Dominican Republic
Why the Dominican Republic.
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The region's engine
Largest Caribbean economy, five-percent growth for a generation.Largest in the Caribbean.
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Free zones at real 0%
Corporate tax, ITBIS and customs. Fully exempt for approved exporters.Real, approved, exempt.
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No exchange controls
Profits, dividends and capital repatriate freely. Registered investment doubly so.No exchange controls.
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Nearshoring geography
Two hours to Miami, US time zone, DR-CAFTA access.DR-CAFTA access.
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Residency that works
Investor track from $200k, fast-track processing, citizenship path.$200k, citizenship path.
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Stable, pro-business politics
A functioning democracy that keeps re-electing pragmatists.Pragmatists re-elected.
How it compares
The Dominican Republic vs the region.
The comparison, as of 2026:Panama: the banking platform. Costa Rica: the pricier rival. Jamaica: the anglophone base. Cuba: the permission economy. DR: scale plus zones. As of 2026.
| Country | Corporate tax | Signature story | Signature edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Rep. | 27% · zones 0% | Nearshoring workhorse | Scale plus free zones |
| Panama | 25% | Territorial system, the canal | The banking platform |
| Costa Rica | 30% | The nearshoring rival | Talent, higher cost |
| Jamaica | 25% | The anglophone base | English and logistics |
| Cuba | 15% JV · by approval | The permission economy | Hardest entry, rarest moat |
Dominican Rep.Scale
Corporate tax27% · zones 0%
StoryThe workhorse
PanamaCanal
Corporate tax25%
StoryTerritorial system
Costa RicaTalent
Corporate tax30%
StoryThe rival
JamaicaEnglish
Corporate tax25%
StoryAnglophone base
CubaApproval
Profit tax15% JV
StoryPermission economy
Requirements
What a Dominican SRL requires.
01
One shareholder - Individual or company, any nationality. 100% foreign ownership is standard.
02
One manager - No residency requirement. The company can be run from abroad.
03
Registered office - A Dominican address for registry and DGII mail - included in our packages.
04
Minimum capital - RD$100,000 for an SRL. About $1,700, paid in on formation.
05
Annual compliance - Registry renewal, DGII returns and the asset-tax filing. We calendar all of it.
06
E-invoicing - DGII e-CF electronic invoicing is mandatory as you scale. Built into our accounting.
How it works
How registration works.
Six steps, most of them ours. The registry is quick; the regime choice deserves the thought.Six steps, most of them ours. The registry is quick; the regime choice deserves the thought.
01Same day
Free consultation
Free zone, CONFOTUR or standard. The regime settled first.
022-3 days
Structure & documents
Shareholding, capital, KYC. One clean pass.
032-4 days
ONAPI name
Trade-name clearance filed and granted.
043-5 days
Registry incorporation
Bylaws notarised, Mercantile Registry filing.
053-7 days
DGII & TSS
RNC tax number, ITBIS, payroll registrations.
062-4 weeks
Bank account
File prepared and defended. Banreservas, Popular, BHD.
Quick facts
Legal formSRL
Corporate tax27% · zones 0%
ITBIS (VAT)18%
Dividends10%
Asset tax1% - alternative minimum
Standard timeline1-2 weeks
Renewal & accountingFrom $1,200/year
The regime decision is the money decision: a free-zone approval turns 27% into 0% for exporters, CONFOTUR shelters tourism projects for fifteen years - and neither is retroactive. We score eligibility before you incorporate, not after.
On the ground
On the ground in the Dominican Republic.
Prifinance - Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
01
Caribbean specialists
Your setup runs with Santo Domingo counsel who file registry and DGII work weekly.
02
Zone & CONFOTUR positioning
Eligibility scored and applications built with the incorporation, not after.
03
E-CF-ready accounting
Books built for the DGII's e-invoicing era from the first sale.
04
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Taxation
Dominican taxes, all three regimes.
Two parallel worlds: ordinary companies pay real Caribbean-mainland taxes, while approved exporters and tourism projects pay almost none. Which world you enter is decided before incorporation - and that is the planning that matters.Two parallel worlds: 27% for ordinary companies, 0% for approved exporters and CONFOTUR projects. The regime decision comes first.
Corporate - 27%
The standard rate, with a 1% asset tax as the alternative minimum.Plus 1% asset floor.
Free zones - 0%
Corporate tax, ITBIS and customs fully exempt for approved exporters.Approved exporters.
ITBIS - 18%
The VAT. E-invoiced under the DGII's watchful e-CF system.E-invoiced.
Dividends - 10%
Flat withholding on distributions. Planned per structure.Flat withholding.
The levies that matter
Corporate income tax27% · zones 0%
ITBIS (VAT)18%
Dividends10%
Asset tax (alt. minimum)1%
Social security (employer)≈14%
Renewal & accountingFrom $1,200/year
Owners remain responsible for tax where they live. The peso drifts gently - ordinary treasury hygiene, not a crisis discipline.
Your team
The specialists who'll handle your case.
Eugeniu Bevziuc
International Business Consultant
Walks you from first call to working company - structure, documents, timelines - in plain language, in five languages.
Alex Danila
Corporate Services Specialist
Handles registry filings, DGII registrations and the bank file day to day, so your Dominican company launches without delays.
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Talk to a specialist →FAQ
The DR, three businesses in one.
Can I open a Dominican company without visiting?+
Yes - the SRL registers by power of attorney. Banks prefer to meet a signatory, and residency applications need biometrics, so most clients combine one visit with the account opening. We sequence everything so the trip is short.
Is the Dominican Republic actually low-tax?+
No - the standard regime is 27% plus 18% ITBIS, ordinary mainland taxation. The low-tax play is an approved free zone at 0% or a CONFOTUR tourism project with fifteen-year exemptions. If neither fits your model, we say so before you incorporate.
Who qualifies for a free zone?+
Export-oriented operations - manufacturing, assembly, BPO, call centres - approved by the CNZFE, typically inside a zone park. The test is real export orientation, not paperwork. Approval takes weeks and is worth every one of them: 0% corporate tax, 0% ITBIS, duty-free imports.
What is the minimum capital?+
RD$100,000 for an SRL - about $1,700 - genuinely paid in. Banks care far more about your business plan and source of funds than the statutory number.
How does investor residency work?+
Invest $200,000 - company capital, real estate or financial instruments - and the fast-track gives provisional residency in months, permanent status quickly after, and a citizenship path in a few years. Popular, functional and compatible with running your SRL.
How reliable is the electricity?+
Better than its reputation, worse than you'd like: generation is adequate, but the distribution companies lose power and money, and localised outages persist. Hotels and zone parks run backup as routine. Budget it like insurance - usually modest, never zero.
What is the banking reality?+
Conservative but workable: two to four weeks with a defended file at Banreservas, Popular or BHD. Expect real KYC on source of funds. Registered foreign investment smooths both the account and later repatriation.
What is the 1% asset tax?+
An alternative minimum: companies pay the higher of 27% on profits or 1% on assets, which bites capital-heavy businesses in loss years. Free-zone and CONFOTUR companies are exempt - one more reason the regime decision comes first.
Do I have to use electronic invoicing?+
Yes - the DGII's e-CF system is rolling out as mandatory across taxpayer classes, and it reports your revenue in real time. It is not optional and not difficult with the right accounting from day one; retrofitting is the painful path.
What does it cost and how long does it take?+
From $2,900 for the company, from $4,900 with a bank account. The SRL itself takes one to two weeks; the bank adds two to four. Free-zone or CONFOTUR applications run from $2,500 and pay for themselves many times over when approved. Renewal from $1,200/year.
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