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On October 31, 2016, the Department of the Treasury launched the Unified Internal Revenue System, better known as SURI. Since then, there have been multiple updates and improvements to SURI, all in efforts to integrate and streamline tax and revenue administration to drop the complexity of having multiple systems for the benefit of the Treasury and the taxpayer. Each year it is more common for the processing time of electronically filed returns to decrease significantly, in some cases, it can take less than a week. Therefore, notices are received quickly easing a Tax Audit for the Treasury. We believe that an effective way to start and/or prepare for the 2024 tax season is to know the implications of an audit and how to be prepared for it. It is important to know the requirements that the law demands of taxpayers to follow the provisions of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011. Although there are other types of audits in Puerto Rico, that are performed by the different governmental agencies in the Island, this article will cover tax audits by the Puerto Rico Treasury Department.

Act 52 of June 30, 2022 (“Act 52”) modified several Sales and Use Tax (“SUT”) sections of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, as amended (“the Code”), expanding the scope of the term "marketplace seller" and "marketplace facilitator" to include the sale of “admission rights”. As a result of these amendments, the Puerto Rico Treasury Department (“PRTD”) reviewed the process to be followed by ticket seller companies and promoters to comply with the new rules. This article will guide you on the post-Act 52 requirements and processes that impact these businesses.

In September 2015, the United Nations introduced an ambitious and transformative global agenda known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adopted by all 193 UN member states, these 17 interconnected goals aim to address pressing global challenges, such as poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, and peace and justice, by 2030. The SDGs represent a call to action to create a more equitable and sustainable world. Countries worldwide have been making commendable efforts to implement the SDGs. Take, for instance, Sweden, a frontrunner in sustainability, which is actively reducing carbon emissions and embracing renewable energy sources. This European country is aiming to have zero net emissions of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere by 2045.

The Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 136, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA, (SAS No. 136, as amended) for auditors who perform audits of financial statements of employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).