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Guides for Taxes and compliance, in the order most people need them. Show everything
1step
Register for General Consumption Tax (GCT)
Businesses above the turnover threshold must register for GCT and file monthly; registering voluntarily lets you reclaim input tax.
Businesses above the turnover threshold must register for GCT and file monthly; registering voluntarily lets you reclaim input tax.
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ)
2step
Register employees for NIS, NHT, Education Tax and HEART
Hiring your first worker means registering as an employer and deducting statutory contributions every month.
Hiring your first worker means registering as an employer and deducting statutory contributions every month.
NIS / TAJ
3step
Data Protection Act compliance
Any business that keeps customer or staff records must register as a data controller and follow the Data Protection Act.
Any business that keeps customer or staff records must register as a data controller and follow the Data Protection Act.
Office of the Information Commissioner
4step
Get a Taxpayer Registration Number (TRN)
Every business and sole trader needs a TRN before anything else — banking, GCT, contracts and government programmes all ask for it.
Every business and sole trader needs a TRN before anything else — banking, GCT, contracts and government programmes all ask for it.
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ)
Still not sure where to go? Email the Secretariat or ask at the next general meeting — no question is too small.