The effective management of its tax compliance obligations is of great importance in any organisation, regardless of its size. Our Tax Services Department is well placed to assist our clients in meeting and addressing those obligations.
Our Tax team is the most experinced group of Tax professionals in the country and comprises of talented individuals with the experience and expertise to offer our clients in Trinidad and Tobago the highest quality service in all areas of tax compliance and tax planning. Furthermore, because we are one of the world’s leading providers of professional services, serving clients on a globally integrated basis in more than 125 countries, we are able to assist our clients in the formulation of their international tax strategy.
In Trinidad and Tobago our services include:
TAX PLANNING
PricewaterhouseCoopers Trinidad provides advice on a wide range of issues which could have a significant impact on the company’s tax liabilities. Some of these include advising on:
- The corporate structures most suitable to their business needs of incoming investors;
- The range of fiscal and other initiatives available in Trinidad and Tobago;
- The tax implications of alternative financial structures;
- The tax implications of cross-boarder transactions involving related party and other non-resident parties;
- Treatment of accounting items such as capital gains or losses, dividends, interest, etc.;
- Tax efficiency of mergers and acquisitions;
- Double tax treaties and their implications for local and foreign investors;
- Retirement and executive compensation plans and their tax implications;
- The applicability of VAT to your business transactions including international operations.
TAX COMPLIANCE
- Registration with the Board of Inland Revenue for assignment of File Numbers, PAYE and VAT.
- Preparation of Corporate Tax Returns
- Preparation of VAT Returns
- Preparation of Individual Income Tax Returns
- Advice on Board of Inland Revenue tax, PAYE and VAT audits, objections and appeals, and any related matters
- Computerization of quarterly instalments and advice on payment dates
- Use of our office address for tax purposes to ensure review of all tax correspondence.
- Review of all tax correspondence.
- Tax Clearance Certificates.
- Negotiation and settlement of audits, objections and appeals.
- Review and advice on expatriate tax issues including preparation and filing of tax returns and refund
TAX NEWS
PricewaterhouseCoopers Trinidad provides:
- Synopses and analyses on changes in tax legislation through our Budget newsletter and our Tax Facts booklet.
- Regular Tax Bulletins providing updates on changes in tax legislation.