Expanded Saturday opening of tax offices to begin on May 3

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that it will operate select tax offices in several parishes on Saturdays, beginning May 3.

The move follows the announcement on the matter by the Minister of Finance Fayval Williams during her recent budget presentation.

TAJ says during this period taxpayers will be able to conduct the full suite of weekday services, with the exception of audit and compliance activities.

It says this move is an expansion of the Saturday operations that TAJ has previously offered at a few select Tax Offices on Month-end Saturdays over the last few years.

It informs that as it continues to work through the administrative details, over the next three months, May to July, the following tax offices will operate on scheduled Saturdays between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.:

* Constant Spring, St Andrew - May 24 and 31, June 21 and 28, July 19 and 26

* King Street, downtown Kingston - May 3, 10 and 17, June 7 and 14, July 5 and 12

* Annotto Bay, St Mary - May 31, June 28, July 26

* Port Antonio, Portland - May 31, June 28, July 26

* Morant Bay, St Thomas - May 31, June 28, July 26

* May Pen, Clarendon - May 24 and 31, June 21 and 28, July 19 and 26

* Mandeville, Manchester - May 24 and 31, June 21 and 28, July 19 and 26

* Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth - May 31, June 28, July 26

The tax offices in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland; Lucea, Hanover; Montego Bay, St James; Falmouth, Trelawny; and St Ann's Bay, St Ann will open every Saturday.

The Portmore Tax Office, located in St Catherine, will continue its usual weekly Saturday operations, with its normal business hours of 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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