01/27/2026
CIIPA secures full membership to Caribbean accountancy body
CIIPA CEO Sheree Ebanks said the development reflects the organisation’s focus on working alongside its Caribbean counterparts.
01/27/2026
CIIPA CEO Sheree Ebanks said the development reflects the organisation’s focus on working alongside its Caribbean counterparts.
01/26/2026
The new regime sets out a very attractive tax framework
01/26/2026
Deputy Gavin St Pier, Policy and Resources Vice President, said tax reform was “a complex subject” so it was important to get feedback on all the options “on the table”.
01/26/2026
"There is no requirement to answer all questions, so a response can be submitted with answers to any of the questions stakeholders want to express a view on."
01/23/2026
He said successive administrations recognised that customs duties alone were insufficient to fund a growing population and rising demand for public services.
01/23/2026
The requirement follows amendments made in December to the Corporate Income Tax (Administrative) Regulations 2025.
01/22/2026
And he also argued that the Government has made life difficult for itself in seeking to “discredit” assertions that the elimination of VAT on unprepared foods will only save the average Bahamian household $11 per month
01/22/2026
All the network’s service lines saw significant growth.
01/21/2026
ORG’s policy brief argues that while VAT exemptions may appear pro-poor, international evidence consistently shows that “strong VAT systems in developing countries perform best when they are broad-based
01/20/2026
Instead Chief Pleas would introduce tax bands based on the value of residents’ global assets.
01/20/2026
It added that considering the heavy natural catastrophe losses in recent years, many insurers built up substantial DTAs.
01/19/2026
On Thursday, the top court ruled against Tiger Global in a landmark case, saying its $1.6 billion stake sale in Flipkart to Walmart in 2018 should be taxed
01/16/2026
“There is no question that the reduction in the VAT on unprepared food will provide welcome relief for many families struggling with the high cost of groceries,” Johnson said.
01/16/2026
Now, because of the improvement in our public finances and the growth in the economy, we feel confident that we can absorb any revenue loss associated with this reduction.”
01/15/2026
Under the proposals, there would be changes to income tax with the standard rate falling to 15%.
01/14/2026
Policy and Resources is preparing the way for the introduction of the tax because it will take time to bring in, if that is what deputies vote for in June.
01/13/2026
The draft law is still under parliamentary review and it is expected that the new regime will be adopted by early 2026.
01/07/2026
The IRS focus centres on whether arrangements constitute “true insurance” for tax purposes, with recent case law emphasising risk distribution among entities and exposure units.
01/07/2026
By 2028, parents of two children and over will only begin to pay taxes once their income exceeds €37,000, which would be an increase of €22,000 over three years compared to today.
01/06/2026
The controversial plan, which had been criticised by various countries, will see US-parented groups exempted from Pillar Two’s income inclusion rule and undertaxed profits rule.