At the Puerto Rico Information Technology Cluster we believe that the potential success of the implementation of a value added tax system and how fair it could be for Puerto Ricans will depend largely on the strength of information systems that are launched to support it.
House Speaker Jaime Perelló told Treasury Department officials during a hearing Wednesday that they need to “go back to the table” on certain aspects of the proposed tax reform, including the frequency with which consumers will receive rebates to mitigate the impact of the new 16 percent value-added tax structure.