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    The Puerto Rico Treasury Department has issued Informative Bulletin 19-09 to notify the changes made to Forms 499R-2/W-2PR and Informative Returns for the year 2019.
    18 Sep 2019
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    State Unemployment and Disability Return
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    State Insurance Fund- annual payroll statement
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    Interpretation of labor laws in Puerto Rico
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    The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources has issued the first edition of “Guidelines for the Interpretation of Labor Law in Puerto Rico”.
    17 May 2019
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    12 Apr 2019
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    Outsourcing Article Unemployment and Disability returns filing only through portal
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