Trinidad and Tobago News

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

Trinidad And Tobago To Implement Property Tax

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Trinidad and Tobago is to begin assessing taxpayers' liability to its new property tax. Read Full Story

OECD Global Tax Forum Hails Milestone Achievement

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, November 7, 2016

The OECD's Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes celebrated the end of the first phase of reviews of all countries at its annual meeting on November 2-4. Read Full Story

Trinidad And Tobago Budget Raises Taxes

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Finance, Colm Imbert, announced tax increases in the territory's 2016/17 National Budget presented to Parliament. Read Full Story

Trinidad And Tobago Given More Time To Enact FATCA Law

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Trinidad and Tobago has been given until February 2017 to enact legislation to comply with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Read Full Story

Trinidad And Tobago, US Deepen Customs Cooperation

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Trinidad and Tobago has signed a customs cooperation and information exchange treaty with the US. Read Full Story

Trinidad And Tobago Budget Hikes Taxes

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Finance, Colm Imbert, has announced tax reforms and tax increases in his 2016 mid-year budget review. Read Full Story

IMF Advises Trinidad And Tobago To Widen VAT Base

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Trinidad and Tobago has scope to further broaden the value-added tax base and increase some excise taxes, which are low by the region's standards, according to Elie Canetti, leader of an International Monetary Fund mission to the country. Read Full Story

Trinidad And Tobago Issues Guidance On VAT Zero Rate

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, February 8, 2016

Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Finance has released further guidance on the goods and services newly subject to a zero rate of VAT. Read Full Story