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VAT Department Issues Guidance Notes
By Gena Gibbs, BIS
Sep 1, 2014 - 5:26:55 PM

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NASSAU, Bahamas -- The VAT Department recently issued VAT Guidance Notes to further familiarize the public on Value Added Tax, and in this instance on the tax as applied to these services: finance and insurance, transportation of passengers and goods, retail and wholesale trade, construction, land and property information, medical and healthcare, education, charities, clubs and associations; there is also VAT and the Hawksbill Creek Agreement, and the tax with respect to motor vehicles.

The department stated that additional Guidance Notes will be issued to apply to the areas of hotel and holiday accommodations, duty free shopping, cash accounting and flat rate schemes, and transitional arrangements.

The Government’s tax education campaign advises the public and the local business community of their civic responsibility to register and comply with the new legislation, which will be in effect January 1, 2015.

The VAT Department disseminated the new Guidance Notes to complement the General VAT Guide, released on July 30, 2014. More detailed information specific to industry sectors is provided with details of situations and circumstances to be expanded and revised, based on feedback.

The department stated that the documents in the Value Added Tax Bill 2014 and the draft Value Added Tax Regulations 2014 are general in nature and intended to provide an overview of details and legal information essential to public awareness.




VAT information may be obtained on the Bahamas Government website:www.bahamas.gov.bs

Also call the VAT Taxpayer Services Help Desk Hotline at (242) 225-7280VAT Department Telephone: 461-8050VAT
E-mail: vat@bahamas.gov.bs

The VAT Department may be contacted in writing at:
Value Added Tax Department
P.O. Box N-4866
Nassau, The Bahamas


10 of the Guidance Notes are attached in this article:
Bahamas Ministry of Finance Issues VAT Guide and Guidance Notes



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