Tax decisions have real consequences and real deadlines. These are the rules we follow on every page.
Primary sources
Every rate, date, threshold, form and procedure is checked against an official source: the current text of the 2011 Internal Revenue Code, the Municipal Code (Act 107-2020) and the Incentives Code (Act 60-2019); Hacienda's circular letters, administrative determinations, bulletins, forms and instructions; CRIM and DDEC publications and regulations; and IRS and Social Security publications. We cite sources at the end of each guide.
Dates and figures
Figures that change carry their year and source. When a bill is pending or a rule is in transition, we say so and give the date. Examples use hypothetical amounts and are computed with the same formulas as our calculators. When two official sources disagree, we explain it and use the most recent one.
Plain language in two languages
Our Spanish pages are written in Puerto Rican Spanish, using the terms Hacienda and CRIM use. Our English pages keep the official Spanish names where readers will meet them (Hacienda, SURI, IVU, CRIM, planilla) and explain each one the first time it appears.
Independence
787TAX is not a government agency. Advertising, when it appears, sits in spaces labeled "Advertisement" and does not influence what we write. When a topic usually calls for professional help, we say so and invite readers to request a consultation. Those invitations do not change the content of a guide: we write it the same way for readers who never use them.
Corrections
If you find an error, write to us. We fix it and update the page date.