SAN JUAN – The Puerto Rico Treasury Department unveiled Wednesday its new internal revenue system, which aims to streamline the agency’s multiple taxes and platforms, in a bid to increase efficiency, oversight and tax management.

“Welcome to the new Hacienda [Treasury Department],” said Treasury Secretary Juan Zaragoza, adding that Puerto Rico can’t return to economic growth if the agency doesn’t get fixed.

The Department of Taxation announced today the successful implementation of the first of five rollouts planned for the Tax System Modernization Program. The first rollout went into operation ahead of schedule and within budget.

The Hawaii State Department of Taxation has completed the first part of its $59 million tax modernization plan, ahead of schedule and within budget.

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Massachusetts on Monday rolled out a new tax revenue system, dubbed MassTax Connect, to businesses across the state.

The new online portal is now open to 250,000 business taxpayers, the first major test of a system that debuted on a trial basis to just a handful of businesses last year. Individual taxpayers are scheduled to begin using the new system in 2017.

Quality New Mexico has announced its Performance Excellence awards for 2015.

Organizations open to feedback on their performance submit a self-assessment for an in-depth review, and receive a site visit and written feedback from volunteer examiners. Quality New Mexico’s process is based on the Baldrige Framework for Performance Excellence.