The Minister of Finance, Vishnu Dhanpaul, wishes to advise that the Tax and National Insurance Amnesty introduced by the Finance Act, 2024 (with effect from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024) will be extended to May 2, 2025. In this regard, the necessary Orders to have been published as Legal Notice Nos. are 110,…
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that he has requested the Board of Inland Revenue to issue individual tax refunds to all eligible taxpayers that are owed these refunds in amounts up to $25,000.
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that as of Monday, January 27, 2025, the Tax Amnesty had raised $2.38 billion in revenue.Compared to previous years, the current Tax Amnesty is now on par with the 2019 tax amnesty, which was the most successful tax amnesty granted in the history of…
In keeping with the Ministry of Finance’s 2025 ‘VAT Bonds’ initiative, the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) has announced that persons registered for VAT (“VAT Registrants”) can now apply for the payment of outstanding VAT refunds, via VAT Bonds. The BIR further advises that the VAT Bonds would be issued on a first come, first…
The Minister of Finance notes concerns raised by the Daily Express in its editorial “Drowning in VAT bureaucracy” centred around the “tardiness in repaying VAT to companies” and wishes to address the issues raised.Cash flow constraints have resulted in a 1-month delay in completing this exercise, not bureaucracy.
The Minister of Finance, Honourable Colm Imbert, MP, wishes to advise that the Tax Amnesty and National Insurance Amnesty introduced by the Finance Act 2024, which expired on December 31, 2024, will be extended to January 31, 2025. In this regard, the necessary Orders to extend the deadline will be published by tomorrow, Friday, January…
The Inland Revenue Division (IRD), Ministry of Finance, invites all relevant members of the public to take advantage of the Tax Amnesty for the duration of October 1st, 2024 to December 31st, 2024. The Amnesty provides for a waiver on the penalties and interest listed. The Tax Amnesty covers all prior tax periods up to…
The Ministry of Finance wishes to advise that the time period for the Board of Inland Revenue to issue a Notice of Assessment has been further extended from July 31, 2024 to August 16, 2024 vide Legal Notice No. 132 of 2024 (see the Legal Notice attached). This has become necessary to permit the Board…
Based on representation and requests made by members of the general public, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Colm Imbert, M.P., recently authorized the Board of Inland Revenue to pay all individual income tax refunds of up to $20,000 or less.