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Tax Break Tracker Individual Entry

Each individual entry is a single program reported by a single jurisdiction in a given fiscal year. Because we want to track the level and quality of disclosure as well as the content, the values below -- with the exception of program names -- are entered exactly as they are reported. See our user guide for more explanations.

State or TerritoryGuam
Effected JurisdictionGuam
Jurisdiction type: State or Territory
Fiscal year ending In2019
Program nameSpecial Hotel Qualifiying Certificate (QC) Program
Program purpose: General Economic Development
Statutory authority: Public Law 32-233
Abating jurisdiction(s): Territory of Guam
Applicable taxesReal Property Tax
Method of abatement: Tax Abatement, Exemption, or Rebate
Provisions for recapture: None
Gross revenue loss: $6,691
Reimbursement / offset: $0
Net revenue loss: $6,691
Type of loss: Active
Additional notes on dislosureDevelopers and owners are allowed a tax rebate, exemption or abatement in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of their total construction costs, which can be applied by the developer, at their discretion, to the following taxes: • Up to 100% abatement of real property tax for up to ten (10) years on property utilized by the QC beneficiary to operate its business; • Up to 50% abatement of gross receipts tax payable to GovGuam for up to twenty (20) years; • Up to 100% abatement of excise tax with respect to the property used to construct, furnish and equip the new facility construction or substantial expansion of an existing building; • Up to 100% rebate of corporate income tax for up to twenty (20) years.
Document sourcehttps://emma.msrb.org/P21499343-P21160730-P21575454.pdf