Jamaica

On 3 September 2026, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) issued a public advisory notifying taxpayers of a scheduled system outage for its Revenue Administration Information System (RAiS) eServices platform. The maintenance window is set for Friday, 4 September 2026, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., during which all online tax services, including filing, payments, and certificate

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) notified the public on 3 September 2026 of a planned system outage for its Revenue Administration Information System (RAiS) eServices platform. The maintenance window runs from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, 4 September 2026. During this period, all eServices functions — including tax return filing, payments, Tax Compliance Certificate

On 27 August 2026, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) concluded a three-day joint compliance operation in the Half-Way Tree commercial district, one of Jamaica’s most economically vibrant urban centers. The operation, conducted from 25 to 27 August, deployed combined teams of TAJ revenue officers and KSAMC inspectors

On 27 August 2026, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) concluded a three-day joint compliance operation in the Half-Way Tree area. The initiative, conducted from 24 to 26 August 2026, targeted property tax arrears and trade and business license non-compliance among commercial and residential property owners. TAJ officers

On 26 August 2026, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) announced that select tax offices across the island will open on Saturday, 29 August 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., as part of its recurring month-end Saturday service initiative. The participating offices—St. Andrew (Constant Spring), Lucea (Hanover), Falmouth (Trelawny), Montego Bay (St. James), Mandeville (Manchester), St.

On 26 August 2026, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) announced that select tax offices across the island would open on Saturday, 29 August 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., as part of its monthly extended-hours initiative to accommodate taxpayers during the peak month-end filing period. The participating offices include St. Andrew (Constant Spring), Lucea, Falmouth,

In a significant regulatory clarification issued on 15 July 2026, the Jamaica Customs Administration elucidated the layered tax structure applicable to a single petroleum barrel imported into Jamaica, encompassing import customs duty, General Consumption Tax (GCT), and a newly refined environmental surcharge mechanism. The guidance arises from recurring stakeholder queries regarding the sequencing and cumulation

On 22 June 2026, the Kingston Commercial Court delivered a landmark judgment affirming the legality of the Jamaica Customs Administration’s modernisation framework, specifically upholding the constitutional validity of revised VAT assessment protocols and cross-border trade duty optimisation measures. The ruling emerged from a consolidated challenge by a consortium of importers and logistics operators who contested

On 17 August 2026, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) reported that the relocated Christiana Tax Office has served over 41,442 customers since commencing operations at its new Struan Castle location on 1 February 2026. The relocation from the former Christiana premises—which had operated for over three decades in a repurposed commercial building with limited space, inadequate

On 17 August 2026, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) reported that the relocated Christiana Tax Office has served over 41,442 customers since reopening at its new Struan Castle location in February 2026. The relocation, part of TAJ’s infrastructure modernization program, was designed to provide a more accessible, spacious, and technologically equipped facility for taxpayers in the