Treasury ‘ready’ to handle sales tax rate increase
June 24, 2015
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department is prepared to handle the change rate of the Sales and Use Tax to 11.5 percent, from the current 7 percent, when it goes into effect July 1, agency Secretary Juan Zaragoza said Tuesday.
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Governor proposes overhaul of Puerto Rico tax structure
February 11, 2015
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla offered a televised speech Tuesday in which he outlined his proposal for overhauling the island’s current tax system to what he described as a “simpler and fair one.”
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Treasury: Sept. sales and use tax collections up 8.5%
October 2, 2014
Last month's Sales and Use Tax revenue, which includes transactions made in August, totaled $124.2 million, the highest level for a month of September since the SUT was implemented in November 2006, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.
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