Reminders

"The Inland Revenue Department is requesting all taxpayers whose personal information is obsolete, to kindly visit the office at their earliest convenience to facilitate updates"

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The Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) Competent Authority for the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis has revised the filing deadline for FATCA and CRS reporting

The Saint Kitts and Nevis AEOI Competent Authority wishes to advise the Financial Institutions that it is now extending its FATCA reporting deadline for the 2019 reporting period to 30th November 2020.
The Saint Kitts and Nevis AEOI Competent Authority is also extending its CRS reporting deadline for the 2020 reporting period to 30th November 2020.

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Liquor Licence

The St.Kitts and Nevis Government has suspended all Liquor Licence renewals until further notice.

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Liquor Licence

All Liquor Licence renewals start at the Sir Lee Llewelyn Moore Judicial Complex (Court's Cashier.) The stub given there, should be presented to the Inland Revenue Department in order to process the Licence.

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The Due Date for Payment of Property Tax 2020 has been extended to September 30, 2020, as per the initiative outlined in the COVID-19 Stimulus Package 2020"

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Taxpayers are reminded that property tax is due and payable each year, on or before June 30th.

NB All property bills with arrears, must first be queried at the Customer Service Section, before payment is made. Property bills without arrears should be taken directly to the Cashier Section for payment.

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WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE RETURN HAS BEEN FILED

When an income tax return is received by the Inland Revenue Department, it will be reviewed by an assessor. If the return is incomplete or incorrect, you may be contacted to clarify any information or you may be asked to re-file. Once the tax return has been assessed, the taxpayer will receive a notice of assessment and a document entitled “Income Tax Computation and Explanation of Adjustment(s)” which will outline the details of the assessment and explain any adjustments, made by the Inland Revenue Department.

REJECTED FILINGS

The Comptroller may refuse to accept a tax return if it does not meet the minimum filing requirements. Section 52 (2) b of the Income Tax Act states that the comptroller

Where a person has delivered a return, the Comptroller may…
…. refuse to accept the return and, to the best of his or her judgment,
determine the amount of the chargeable income of the person and assess
him or her accordingly.

When a return is rejected and the taxpayer does not resubmit before the due date, late filing penalties and interest will be charged.

TIPS
  • A tax liability is in arrears once the debt is not paid by the prescribed due date.