The Bahamian government is standing by its decision to implement the nation’s first corporate income tax, with Prime Minister Phillip Davis emphasizing that this new law...
South Africa has a well-administered VAT system that is in line with international norms, according to a Pricewaterhouse Coopers report. “The Value Added Tax (VAT) rate...
According to Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda, Zambia’s economy is in dire need of diversification. And instead of mining — which doesn’t always show immediate real returns —...
Kenya’s Patrick Makau wins the Rotterdam marathon. April 11 2010. PHOTO/Olaf Kraak/AFP/Getty Images Top Kenyan athletes may consider defecting to other countries if the east African...
The Freundel Stuart administration in Barbados has announced that it will implement a 15 percent tax on lottery winnings over a certain amount, even as it...
Majority of Ghanaians are willing to pay higher taxes for services to prevent the government from accumulating debt due to excessive borrowing, a survey by Afrobarometer...
The new administration in the Cayman Islands, has announced it is prepared to commit to an international tax convention. “The Cayman Islands Government today announced that...
The Bahamas is providing a tax amnesty to property owners ahead of the June 30 deadline. The Christie administration says effective immediately, the Real Property Tax...
U.S. President Barack Obama greets Republican leaders, Speaker John Boehner (c) and Eric Cantor (r). PHOTO/ Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images President Barack Obama is conceding “we’re probably...
Pursuant to amendments to the Customs & Excise Duty Act (Kenya) gazetted on 1st February 2012, leading integrated communications service provider Safaricom has effected an upward...
The move will have far reaching implications and may adversely affect the growth of the financial centers in the Caribbean. The United States Department of the...
U.S. President Barack Obama (r) shakes hands with Speaker of the House John Boehner (l) during a meeting with bipartisan group of congressional leaders in the...
U.S. President Barack Obama (r) shakes hands with Speaker of the House John Boehner (l) during a meeting with bipartisan group of congressional leaders in the...
A leaked document has revealed that Britain plans to impose its own version of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on its overseas territories,...
President Obama intends to hold a series of events aimed at building support for his approach to avoid across-the-board tax increases. PHOTO/AP President Barack Obama is...
Caribbean Export Development Agency head Pamela Coke-Hamilton has expressed concern over the burden the forthcoming Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is placing on the region’s...
At a two day international conference on the financial services sector in St. John’s, Antigua, a leading international expert has urged Caribbean nations to stand their...
Jamaica is looking to implement a bill that would create a new tax exemption to promote foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, help stimulate the...
Barbados has launched the ‘eZpay service’ for the electronic payment of tax. Initially, the eZpay service will be limited to the collection of land taxes and...
The Government of Jamaica has introduced a special telephone tax on all calls originating in Jamaica, effective July 15, 2012. This will include a tax of...
The new government (the Perry Christie administration) in the Bahamas is planning to modernize the tax code to generate new revenue. The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP)...
(Jamaica Observer) Thousands of Jamaicans will have their personal financial information released to American authorities if local banks sign on to a new tax compliance agreement...
The private sector working group has suggested that all registered companies in Jamaica be mandated to file annual income-tax returns. The suggestion, which is contained in...
The launch of ticket sales for REDjet’s newest route, St Maarten, in Barbados last week gave an airline official a chance to once again voice his...
Trinidad and Tobago’s Finance Minister says government will keep its promise to roll back property tax legislation introduced by the previous administration.
