Effective December 1, 2020, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) added a new feature “Online Driver’s Licence Status Search” to its suite of online services. Taxpayers will now be able to track the status of their Driver’s Licence renewal application submitted to the tax authority. This comes as TAJ continues its thrust to expand its online service offerings and to promote contactless...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on Tuesday (December 1) tabled the Financial Administration and Audit (Amendment) Act, 2020 in the House of Representatives. The legislation seeks to amend the Government’s fiscal savings target to make it more manageable in the short to medium term. Dr. Clarke said the Government is required to put aside,...

Public-sector workers are invited to submit their best logo design for Shared Corporate Services Jamaica (SCSJ), which is expected to come on stream in January 2021. Entries for the competition must be submitted in a portable document format (PDF), along with a completed application form via email to: letusknow@transformation.gov.jm by November 27 at 4:00 p.m. Executive Director of the Transformation...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government’s capitalisation of the central bank to the tune of $50 billion over two previous budgets was critical in ensuring liquidity in the system, better enabling the Government to cushion the effects of the global pandemic. He was piloting the Bank of Jamaica (Amendment) Act, in...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise employers that statutory deductions (S01) for October are due on Monday November 16, 2020. This is as a result of the usual due date of the 14th day of the month falling on the weekend. Taxpayers will therefore be allowed to submit their October S01 the following business day, Monday November, 16 without...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on Wednesday (November 4) launched the Jamaica InvestmentMap, a digital platform that will facilitate interactive public access to information on investment projects being implemented by the Government. These include the construction of roads, bridges and schools, government reform, and climate resilient projects, the progress of which individuals and entities will be able...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has taken its collaboration with National Commercial Bank (NCB) a step further, by expanding online bill payment, known as Paysmart, to business/corporate clients to pay several tax types. This means NCB business/corporate clients now have the option to add Tax Administration Jamaica as a payee on their eBanking platform. This convenient additional payment option, represents yet another way...