Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding the public that it will open select Tax Offices on Saturday June 26, 2021 and every last Saturday of the month for the remainder of the 2021/22 financial year. The service enhancement will provide taxpayers with a convenient option of doing business on these weekends, as well as to alleviate the usually high walk-in...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will continue to operate from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at its Montego Bay Revenue Service Centre, through to Friday, June 25, 2021. The interim arrangements have been made following an assessment of the work currently underway to effect repairs to the air conditioning system at the location. Although operations will continue to take place at the St. James location, the public is advised that the number of...

St. Andrew Revenue Service Centre adds to limited service offering Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will continue to offer limited, non-cash services from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., but with two additional services becoming available at its St. Andrew Revenue Service Centre located in Constant Spring, as of Monday, June 21, 2021. The extended interim arrangements have been made following a further assessment of the restoration work currently underway following a fire two weeks ago. Operations will continue to take...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Caribbean member countries could benefit from as much as US$2.4 billion in additional liquidity support, under the entity’s newly proposed US$650-billion Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation. The overall provision is intended to aid in the global recovery from the economic fallout resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, by supplementing the reserve assets of the IMF’s 190-member...

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is playing a critical role in nation building by monitoring the way that government/public sector entities spend taxpayers’ money in obtaining goods, services and infrastructural works. Pointing to the salient role in which the Commission is engaged Chairman of the PPC Mr Raymond McIntyre asserts, “The PPC’s first role, therefore, in nation building is to...

The Revenue Appeals Division (RAD) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is on target to meet its case turnaround time goal in 2022. This information was shared by the Commissioner of Revenue Appeals, Dr. Deloree Staple-Chambers, during the premiere of the RAD’s 5th Anniversary Documentary on June 16. Along with the reduction in case backlog, the RAD...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will begin hosting a series of webinar events aimed at increasing taxpayer education and external stakeholder engagements. A webinar will be hosted each quarter and will continue for the remainder of the 2021/22 financial year. The first webinar is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. via the Microsoft Teams platform, and will be free...