Governor sends bill to Legislature to tackle tax evasion
March 17, 2014
As part of the government’s strategies to increase tax evasion oversight, Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla sent a bill to the Legislature that will allow the use of certified payment processors in all local businesses, as well as the exchange of information between municipalities and the Treasury Department.
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Flamers, Bora Bora busted for not paying $1.2M in IVU
February 19, 2014
Two executives who own the Bora Bora and Flamers retail establishments are facing 36 counts of tax evasion and illegal appropriation of public funds for failing to remit more than $1.2 million in sales and use tax money collected between 2009 and 2012, according to the findings of a joint investigation by the Puerto Rico Justice and Treasury Departments.
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Treasury issues $902K in fines to sales tax evaders
February 14, 2014
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department has assigned 20 agents to find and fine businesses in the towns of Carolina and Trujillo Alto who have failed to remit sales and use tax money, as required by law.
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Puerto Rico Jan. revenue haul at $664M; IVU at $129.9M
February 11, 2014
Puerto Rico’s General Fund revenue collections for the month of January amounted to $664 million, a figure that is $1 million less than the same period last fiscal year, but that Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta described as a “record.”
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Puerto Rico revenues up $190M in Dec., IVU falls short
January 10, 2014
Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta released Thursday preliminary revenue numbers for December, totaling $913 million, up by $190 million, or 26 percent, compared to last year.
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Puerto Rico Treasury steps up efforts against tax evasion
November 14, 2013
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department has referred three tax evasion cases to the Justice Department against corporations who failed to pay more than $3.6 million, Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta said Wednesday.
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Puerto Rico gov’t projects 17% revenue growth in FY ’14
October 16, 2013
Puerto Rico government officials told investors Tuesday that the Commonwealth's Fiscal 2014 General Fund budget revenue will grow by $1.7 billion, or 17 percent, largely due to new tax measures, amendments to Law 154 and an expansion of the Sales and Use Tax (IVU, as it is known in Spanish) base.
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Puerto Rico Treasury outlines ‘B2B’ tax exemption changes
July 5, 2013
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department announced Thursday it has issued a circular letter to guide retailers and service providers on changes in the Sales and Use Tax (IVU, by its initials in Spanish) exemption between business services, or "B2B", which took effect July 1.
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Puerto Rico tax amnesty shores up $255M, beats expectations
July 2, 2013
Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta said Monday the tax amnesty that concluded June 30 shored up $255 million for the government, beating expectations by 27 percent. The agency initially projected it would collect $200 million through the campaign.
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Treasury outlines IVU enforcement, automation strategies
May 20, 2013
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department is currently working on a number of enforcement and automation initiatives to increase the island’s sales and use tax uptake from the current 68 percent while attacking the government’s fiscal shortfall, agency Secretary Melba Acosta told participants of the Puerto Rico Credit Conference Friday.
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Puerto Rico Treasury launches 1st IVU tax amnesty
May 13, 2013
Puerto Rico individual and corporate taxpayers who have a sales and use tax (known as IVU for its initials in Spanish) debt with the Treasury Department will be able to pay without penalty through a tax amnesty good through June 30. The agency expects to collect $8 million through the initiative, Treasury officials said Monday.
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Puerto Rican trade groups balk at proposed IVU exemptions
May 3, 2013
Criticism to the bill proposing amendments to Puerto Rico’s sales and use tax code poured in Thursday from many of the island’s most prominent professional organizations, which essentially agreed that eliminating certain exemptions would have a “devastating” effect on businesses and consumers.
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Treasury hits the road to audit IVU compliance
March 1, 2013
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department will begin a round of visits to San Juan metropolitan area businesses today to monitoring compliance of the Sales and Use Tax (known as IVU in Spanish).
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Puerto Rico FY 2012 General Fund collections exceed goal by $10M
August 1, 2012
Treasury Secretary Juan Carlos Méndez confirmed Wednesday that General Fund collections for FY 2012 ending June 30 reached $8.6 billion, exceeding the government’s goals by $10 million.
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GDB issues $450M in COFINA-backed debt
November 18, 2011
The Government Development Bank turned to the bond market last week, issuing $450 million in debt in less than a day, and will repeat the action again in two weeks, when it will seek to raise another $1.1 billion, agency President Juan Carlos Batlle said Thursday.
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