Income Tax Filers have until 11:59 p.m. tonight (March 15) to file their final Income Tax Returns for 2023 and Estimated Returns for 2024, as ALL Companies, Partnerships, Self-employed individuals, employed individuals with other sources of income and all other categories of Income Tax Filers MUST file their Returns online via Tax Administration Jamaica’s online tax portal at www.jamaicatax.gov.jm. The...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce,  Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill delivers his remarks during the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) workshop on Wednesday (March 13), at the Courtyard by Marriott in Kingston. The three-part workshop series, titled ‘SEZ Unplugged’, targeted professionals, including attorneys-at-law, realtors, commissioned land surveyors, and financial professionals, and was designed to equip them with knowledge...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (head of table), addresses the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) board meeting held on Wednesday (March 13) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is projected to invest more than $11 billion in capital projects to modernise, upgrade and construct new tax offices across Jamaica over the next three years. The works to be undertaken will provide a more comfortable and efficient experience for taxpayers. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who provided details...

Registration is now open for the third staging of the Public Sector Debate Competition. The event, scheduled to take place between May and July 2024, will engage teams comprising government employees in parliamentary-style debating on matters relating to public-sector transformation and current affairs. Interested ministries, departments and agencies are invited to complete the registration form via the Transformation Implementation Unit...

The Income Tax Act will be amended to increase the maximum participating voting share capital of companies listed on the Junior Stock Exchange from $500 million to $750 million. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the measures are in an effort to further facilitate growth of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME)...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) handled 1,292 complaints and resolved 893 up to February of the current fiscal year, an increase of 24 and 11 respectively, over the similar period in 2022/23. The figures were provided by the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dolsie Allen, who addressed a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. Mrs. Allen informed that most...