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The University Tax Department is part of the Controller’s Office. Our objective is to ensure that the university complies with federal and state tax laws and regulations through:

• Preparing and filing the university's federal, state and local tax returns, including Forms 990, 990-T, and 5500s and sales and use tax returns
• Compliance with the tax laws of Puerto Rico, including the sales and use tax and income tax withholding on vendor goods/services
• Reviewing agreements for unrelated business income (UBI) and private business use (PBU) reporting;
• Responding to the university community tax questions, conducting research as needed and contributing to policies and procedures on a variety of topics, including:
  • Tax withholding for non-resident aliens
  • Worker classification
  • Qualified sponsorships
  • Employee tuition waivers
• Following federal and state tax law changes, determining the impact to the university and communicating those changes to executive management and impacted departments