#real-estate · 1 year ago

Tax Administration Jamaica

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) was established on April 1, 2011 by the Revenue Administration (Amendment) Act 2011, consolidating activities of the former Inland Revenue Department (IRD), Taxpayer Audit and Assessment Department (TAAD) and Tax Administration Services Department (TASD). TAJ became a Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authority (SARA), effective November 3, 2014 and is now operating under a new governance structure and has a Management Board. The Chairman is Mrs. Gina Phillips Black. TAJ also has direct report to the Financial Secretary. The TAJ is seeking to transform its operations through human resources, processes, technology and physical infrastructure, to accomplish TAJs vision of becoming a World Class Tax Administration What is the Role of TAJ? Tax Administration Jamaica is responsible for the Administration of Domestic Tax. What is TAJs Mandate? To collect domestic taxes payable in accordance with the law, and to facilitate voluntary compliance and to implement tax laws & policies introduced by the Ministry of Finance & Planning. The organisation has the responsibility to: -Audit, assess and collect domestic taxes. -Promote voluntary compliance through various service channels and educational programmes -Enforce tax Laws -Provide property management services for Tax Offices and Revenue Service Centres -Maintain a taxpayer registry. -Process Drivers Licences -Manage the Motor Vehicle Registry TAJ scope of Operations includes: The Administration of Domestic Taxes such as Income Tax General Consumption Tax Education, Property and Asset Taxes. TAJ is the Primary Government Collection Agency Provides Document Processing, such as TRN, Compliance Certificates, Drivers Licence, Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate and Title.

#real-estate · 1 year ago

National Land Agency

The National Land Agency (NLA) is an Executive Agency that falls under the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change. The NLA was established in April 2001 as a result of the Public Sector Modernisation Programme of the Government of Jamaica. It brings together the core land information functions of Government under one roof, and includes: • Land titles • Surveys and mapping • Land valuation • Estate (Crown land) management This merger enables the Government to build on the synergy of these combined functions and create a modern national land (spatial) information system to support sustainable development. It is recognised that more timely information about Jamaica's geography is critical for decision makers in both the public and private sectors. The traditional services that the agency provides, such as land registration, is one of the corner stones for development, in that most investment decisions for both small and large enterprises, are linked to land titling. One of the objectives of the Public Sector Modernisation Programme is to improve the level of service to the public through: business process improvements computerisation and on-line access one-stop-shopping, regionalisation and spatial information infrastructure. The NLA is committed to be a client-focused organisation. The organisation will therefore consult on a regular basis with its stakeholders to continually improve and expand the agency's service offering. The agency is dedicated to staff development and providing a work environment within which people can excel at what they do.