Guyana News - Business, Taxation & Offshore
Latin America, Caribbean Tax Mix Vulnerable To COVID-19 Hit
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Friday, May 15, 2020
The tax burden in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased to a record 23.1 percent of GDP in 2018, according to a new OECD report. However, it warns the territories will face considerable financial pressures owing to COVID-19 because of their systems' reliance on indirect tax revenues. Read Full Story
Guyana Announces Tax Amnesty In 2018 Budget
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Guyana's Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, has announced a tax amnesty and tax cuts in the territory's recent 2018 budget.Read Full Story
CARICOM, Cuba Expand Free Trade Deal
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Friday, November 10, 2017
The Caribbean Community countries and Cuba on November 9 signed a Second Protocol to an Agreement that will expand tax-free access to each other's markets for goods.Read Full Story
Guyana's Budget Slashed Tax Rates, Widened VAT Net: IMF
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, June 30, 2017
Guyana has recently implemented a number of reforms to improve value-added tax efficiency, the International Monetary Fund's latest report for the country notes.Read Full Story
MEPs Reject Commission's Blacklist A Third Time
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-news.com, Brussels
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Members of the European Parliament have again rejected as inadequate the Commission's proposed list of countries that are considered money laundering risks.Read Full Story
IMF Reports On CARICOM Tax Reform Efforts
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Caribbean Community member states have benefitted from the introduction of value-added taxes, but more reform is needed, says a new paper from the International Monetary Fund.Read Full Story
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