Let A be a rational function of one complex variable of degree at least two, and
$z_0$
its repelling fixed point with the multiplier
$\unicode{x3bb} .$
A Poincaré function associated with
$z_0$
is a function meromorphic on
${\mathbb C}$
such that , and In this paper, we study the following problem: given Poincaré functions and , find out if there is an algebraic relation between them and, if such a relation exists, describe the corresponding algebraic curve
$f(x,y)=0.$
We provide a solution, which can be viewed as a refinement of the classical theorem of Ritt about commuting rational functions. We also reprove and extend previous results concerning algebraic dependencies between Böttcher functions.