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Khurshid Sattaur
Commissioner General
Mission Statement
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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Nadia De Abreu
Director - Corporate Communications Unit
Tel: (592) 227-3680
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Sale of Trade, Miscellaneous and Annual Revenue Licences begins Monday
The Licence Revenue Office and other Regional offices will begin the sale of Trade, Miscellaneous and Annual Revenue Licence on Monday, March 10, 2008.
Among those who will be required to have their licences taken out or renewed are:-
(1) Gas Station Owners
(2) Cargo Vessel owners
(3) Money Lenders or Pawn Shop Licence owners
(4) General Shop/Internet Café/ Lumber Yard owners
(5) Cinema owners
(6) Ball and Dance promoters
(7) Video club owners
(8) Butcher Shop owners including market butcher shop owners
(9) Market drug store owners
(10) Motor vehicles and motor cycles owners
Director of the Licence Revenue Office Mr. Whentworth Tanner, said these licences will be sold at the prescribed rate, which remains the same as that of last year’s. A grace period of three months which ends on June 10, 2008 is given to those who are required to have these licences.
Persons who fail to comply and observe the established grace period will be subject to penalties based on the category under which they fall. This penalty may be up to 45% of the Licence fee price.
Applicants are reminded that they MUST have their Taxpayer Identification Number before any of the above mentioned transactions can be processed.
According to Mr. Tanner persons who are in possession of their TIN would be able to have their transactions completed within a short period. However depending on the demand of persons without TIN, those persons may not be required to complete their transaction immediately.
He is urging persons to present their TIN certificates or produce their TIN number to the officer for speedy processing.
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