The Puerto Rican government’s proposal to eliminate the business-to-business sales tax exemption is not a good idea and does not guarantee the $800 million in new revenue Gov. García-Padilla’s administration has predicted, because oversight and collections related to these transactions is a difficult task to achieve, Economist José J. Villamil said Thursday.
Transaction processing firm Evertec Inc. announced $27.5 million in adjusted net income, or a 37 percent year-over-year increase, for the first quarter ended March 31, during which it completed two key transactions: an initial public offering and debt refinancing in April.
Triple-S Management Corporation, a managed care company in Puerto Rico, announced Wednesday consolidated revenues of $592 million and consolidated operating income of $22.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
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