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Puerto Rico
Transition from PICO to SURI
Presented By:
Ramon Frias – Tax Counsel
Antonio Di Benedetto – Director of Tax

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Housekeeping
• Today’s webinar will last for approximately 45 minutes
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deemed as providing tax or legal advice. Attendees should contact a qualified professional to obtain advice with respect to any
particular topic

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Agenda
 Movement from PICO to SURI
 New Registration Requirement
 New Information Reporting
 Sales Tax Reporting Changes
 Registration Certificate Change
 What are Implications to Taxpayers
 COFIM – Local Reporting

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Movement from PICO to
SURI

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Movement from PICO to SURI
Overview
• Portal Integrado del Comerciante (PICO)
 Puerto Rico Commonwealth sales/use tax reporting system
 Sistema Unificado De Rentas Internas (SURI)
 Puerto Rico Commonwealth tax reporting system
 First phase Sales/Use tax
 Later phases include income, payroll, other taxes.
 Phase I – Effective for October sales/use tax filings in November 2016.

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Movement from PICO to SURI
System SURI Integrates
SURI
PICO
Sales
Tax
Online
Services
System
Bev/
Licenses
Special
Laws
REFO
(Ind Tax
Returns)
Case
Managem
ent (Audit
Selection)
Audit
SAF
(Audit)
PRITAS
(Corp
Income)
Virtual
Income
Tax
Collector

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Movement from PICO to SURI
Important Dates for Transition
 October 15, 2016 - SURI launched.
 October 28, 2016 - PICO decommissioned.
 October 28 –October 31, 2016 - Both systems unavailable.
 November 10, 2016 - First filings using SURI due.
 November 20, 2016 - Second set filings due.
 November 20, 2016 - SURI registration needs to be completed.

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New Registration
Requirement

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New Registration Requirement
SURI Registration Process
 Website to commence registration https://suri.hacienda.pr.gov/_/
 Allows for English translation (top right)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z92GBjlQTeo

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New Registration Requirement
SURI Registration Process
 Registration process begins with logging in using PICO username and password
 Presume user is registered, if not you would create a new profile.
The taxpayer would select if they are a:
 Registered merchant (previously filed in PICO)
 You are a registered merchant with the Treasury Department and will log into SURI
for the first time.
 New Merchant (never previously filed)
 Start a new business or you are an Authorized Representative registering a new
business.
 Representative or Authorized Agent
 An external counsel, CPA, or employee of an active merchant in PICO that will log into
SURI for the first time.

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New Registration Requirement
SURI Registration Process
Registered merchant (previously filed in PICO)
 Need your taxpayer registration number and PIN from PICO
 Confirm personal information imported from PICO to SURI
 Preferred method of communication (cell, email, phone)
 Requirement for security question
 Review business registration that are imported.
 Determine legal entity name and status/type (C Corp.) and identification.
 Verify various portions of address information.
 Confirm import/export status of goods and frequency.

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New Registration Requirement
SURI Registration Process (Cont.)
Registered merchant (previously filed in PICO)
 Closing period of accounting
 Financial information – accounting method and system
 Payment Methods & Frequency (Cash, Credit/Debit Cards, Checks)
 Collection Mechanism (POS, Electronic Billing, Manual Billing)
 Certificate used in Business (merchant, mobile, exhibitor, temp business, provisional)
 Additional location information (what are providing good/service, etc sales volume
from location.
 You must select at least one NAICS code for your business (various allowed)
 Then confirm information and submit.

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New Information
Reporting

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New Information Reporting
Sales per location
 Previously report sales per legal entity.
 Revised requirement is to report sales by locations in Puerto.
 Three categories of location information:
1. Taxable sales;
2. Exempt sales;
3. Returns.
 Allows for better traceability of revenue by locality to prevent fraud.

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New Information Reporting

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Sales Tax Reporting
Changes

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Sales Tax Reporting Changes
 Previously Puerto Rico maintained the following three forms for sales/use tax
reporting:
1. 2915 A, Monthly Sales and Use Tax Return (10.5%)
2. 2915 F, Special Monthly Sales Tax Return (4%)
3. 2915 E, Qualified Pre-Existing Contracts (6%)
 Puerto Rico introduced a new return
 2915, Monthly Sales and Use Tax Return
 Consolidates all of the above reporting into this one new return.
 Does not include the sales/use tax on imports.
 Requires new information reporting by location.

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Sales Tax Reporting Changes
 2915, Monthly Sales and Use Tax Return (cont.)
 User can manually enter taxable and exempt sale by location.
 Template can also be utilized to upload reporting by location in SURI.
 SURI system aggregates and consolidates location information amounts
onto main return.
 The location information only relates to sales not purchases.
 Expanded payments methods to include credit/debit cards.
 Due date remains the 20th of the month.

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Sales Tax Reporting Changes
 2915 D, Tax on Imports Monthly Return.
 The Hacienda is revising this form for the October filing period.
 The Hacienda has streamlined and re-ordered the lines on the return.
 Combined existing exemption lines onto line 3 with subparts.
 Due Dates still remains the 10th of the Month.

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Sales Tax Reporting Changes
Due Dates
Previously guidance
 If due date fell on a weekend or holiday, the return and payment would
need to be provided on that day, so practically it would be due the previous
business day.
Revised guidance
 If due date falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline for filing the return
would be extended to the next business day. (Awaiting clarification on
payment)

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Registration Certificate
Change

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Registration Certificate Change
Registration Certificate
 Utilized as a resale certificate for local 1% sales and use tax.
 Once SURI registration is complete you will receive an online
registration certificate.
 If a taxpayer had different business activities you needed a
certificate for each activity.
 In the revised registration certificate there is a consolidation of the
various activities on one certificate leveraging NAICS codes.
 Provides level of fraud prevention for sales and purchases for resale.

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Registration Certificate Change

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Implications to taxpayers

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What are implications to taxpayers
 Taxpayers have to ensure they have logged into PICO and retrieved
relevant information prior to site decommission.
 Taxpayers have to update calculation engine to associate location
information for Puerto Rico transactions.
 Taxpayers should file Puerto Rico 2915D, Tax on Imports Monthly Return.
 Taxpayers should register their organization(s) in the SURI system and
retain a copy of the new registration certificate.

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What are implications to taxpayers
 Taxpayers should associate location information to Puerto Rico
transactions for purposes of reporting October 2016 sales/use tax filings.
 Taxpayers should ensure that you are utilizing the appropriate state level
form for reporting (revised Puerto Rico 2915, Sales and Use Tax Return).
 In reporting solution, taxpayers should ensure that the new Puerto Rico
Form is set up and locations are configured; before commencing reporting
process.
 In reporting solution, taxpayers should ensure that credits have carried
over to the new return.

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COFIM

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COFIM – local reporting
• This has no implication to local reporting.
• This is only state level sales and use tax that is implicated.
• Taxpayers should continue to report municipal sales tax to the
COFIM.

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Puerto Rico
Transition from PICO to SURI
Presented By:
Ramon Frias – Tax Counsel
Antonio Di Benedetto – Director of Tax