On 18 April 2016, Puerto Rico's Treasury Department issued Administrative Determination No. 16-07 on the transition from sales and use tax (SUT) to value added tax (VAT), which will be effective 1 June 2016. Key aspects of the transition include:

• The implementation of a new electronic system (Sistema Unificado de Rentas Internas - SURI) that must be used by taxpayers to electronically file mon…