Puerto Rico Treasury Issues Circular Explaining Changes to Withholding Tax Procedures in Transition to SURI

The Puerto Rican Treasury Dec. 7 issued a circular for employers to explain changes related to transition to the Unified System of Internal Revenue (SURI) for administration of withholding taxes. The changes include: 1) incorporation of new contributory accounts; 2) methods of filing withholding voucher forms through SURI; 3) verification or modification of the filed forms; and 4) requirement for taxpayer to create control numbers for withholding vouchers. The changes took effect Dec. 10. [Puerto Rico, Department of Treasury, 12/07/18]

Reference:
View Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 18-17.