SRL: buying through a Dominican company
An SRL (sociedad de responsabilidad limitada) is the standard Dominican limited-liability company. Some buyers hold property through one for liability separation, shared ownership between several investors, or estate-planning reasons. It is not automatically better than buying in your own name: a company has formation costs, annual filings, an accountant, and a different tax treatment of the property.
Why a Punta Cana buyer should care
The choice is made before you sign, not after — changing the owner later means another transfer and another tax event. Whether a company helps depends on how many owners there are, what your home country does with foreign entities, and whether the unit is under CONFOTUR. That combination is specific to you, which is why this page stops at orientation and points you to a lawyer and a cross-border tax adviser.
Common mix-up
Buyers hear "always buy through an SRL" as if it were a rule. It is not. For a single foreign owner of one CONFOTUR-exempt apartment, personal ownership is frequently simpler and cheaper, because corporate-held property falls outside the individual IPI threshold regime. Take advice on your own facts.
SRL FAQs
- Do I need a Dominican company to buy property?
- No. Foreigners can buy and hold freehold title personally.
- Does a company change the taxes?
- Yes, materially — corporate ownership is taxed differently from individual ownership. Confirm the current treatment with a Dominican accountant before deciding.
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2026 orientation, not guarantees and not legal advice. No guaranteed ROI, no invented occupancy.