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Khurshid Sattaur
Commissioner General
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Our mission is to promote compliance with Guyana’s Tax, Trade and Border Laws and Regulations through education, quality service and responsible enforcement, thereby contributing to the economic and social well being of the people of Guyana. |
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GRA intensifies efforts to fight tax fraud – new procedure for trailer licences
The Guyana Revenue Authority remains steadfast in its efforts to stamp out tax fraud and other illegal practices of some vehicle owners.
In this regard, applicants for trailer licences and persons requiring copies of allegedly lost drivers licences and certificates of registration will now be subject to new procedures including thorough verification. This new procedure took effect on February 25, 2008.
This procedure will now be concluded at the end of five working days, according to Mr. Whentworth Tanner, Director (ag.) Licence Revenue Office. This he said is to facilitate a thorough verification exercise before re-issuing the documents.
Meanwhile as it relates to the application process for persons desirous of registering trailers, Mr. Tanner said, applicants are now required to submit their application in writing which must be addressed to the Commissioner-General stating therein, the intended purpose of the trailer. A letter of recommendation from a recognized and related agency, based on the intended use of the trailer must accompany the application.
For example, if the vehicle is intended to be used to transport sugar cane, then the Guyaan Sugar Corporation must verify that the applicant is a legitimate applicant. Similarly, if it is to be used in the rice sector, a letter of recommendation from a recognized miller or the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) must accompany the application. This requirement is intended to authenticate the applicant’s claim as the GRA’s intensifies its efforts to combat the illegal use of registration numbers.
According to Director of the Licence Office, there have been several discrepancies in the past whereby persons were using the registration of trailers on illegally imported motor vehicles.
This new procedure is also part of the LRO’s database sanitisation process. Mr. Tanner has in the past expressed concerns about the prevalence of counterfeit documents and steps are moving apace to have the network system between the LRO and the Guyana Police Force fully implemented to easily intercept those involved in this illegal act.
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