Georgetown, GRA, Wednesday, May 27, 2020: Management and staff of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of former Commissioner-General Mr. Khurshid Sattaur on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. The Revenue Authority uses this…
Georgetown, GRA, April 21, 2020: The Commissioner-General wishes to refute in no uncertain terms a “fake press release” being bandied about on the worldwide web, and purportedly emanating from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) advising the general public that tax collection…
Georgetown, GRA, April 7, 2020 : In the ongoing national effort to support businesses and individuals who have been socially and economically disadvantaged by the threat of the corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government of Guyana today approved a number…
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) hereby advises that in accordance with the amendments to the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Act, the following which are linked to computers, computer parts, components and printers must be treated as exempt from VAT: COMPUTER CATEGORIES: Supercomputer,…
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is mandated under the Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to report accounts of United States (US) citizens to the US Internal Revenue Service (US-IRS) on an annual basis. In fulfilling this obligation, Financial Institutions…
Value-Added Tax is EXEMPT from complete housing units costing up to $6.5M. These housing units must be built by, or on behalf of, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) or any other approved entity. This measure is in accordance with Section…
Adopted by the Shipping Association of Guyana DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS CARGO Identification of Cargo & Abbreviations DESCRIPTION ABBREVIATION CRATE (CRT) CASE (CS) PALETTE (PLT) SKID (SKD) PACKAGE (PKG) BOX, CARTON & BIN BOX (48*24*28) (BX | CTN) PLASTIC CONTAINER R)…
Effective January 1, 2019, Individuals, Companies, Non-Governmental Organisations, or any individual or company, applying for a re-print of TIN Certificate will be required to pay the following: Re-print of Certificate: $ 2,000 This change is in keeping with the amendments made…
Individuals and companies with NET PROPERTY valued forty million dollars ($40M) or more at the end of 2019 will be required to FILE a Property Tax Return. This provision is in accordance with the amended NET PROPERTY is the amount…
Motor vehicles designed for use by differently-abled persons will be EXEMPT from Excise Tax with effect from January 1, 2019. Additionally, if a motor vehicle has been or will be converted for use by a differently-abled person, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner-General, it…
