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C ROATIA – CURAÇAO 147<br />

• Late filing of or failure to file a <strong>VAT</strong> return: a penalty ranging<br />

from HRK 1,000 (approximately €130) to HRK 200,000<br />

(approximately €27,000)<br />

• Late payment or nonpayment of <strong>VAT</strong>: a penalty ranging from<br />

HRK 2,000 (approximately €270) to HRK 500,000 (approximately<br />

€68,000)<br />

• An offense committed by a responsible person of a <strong>tax</strong>able<br />

entity: a fine ranging from HRK 500 (approximately €70) to<br />

HRK 20,000 (approximately €2,700)<br />

Interest. For late payment of <strong>VAT</strong>, penalty interest at an annual<br />

rate of 12% is imposed.<br />

Criminal offenses. <strong>The</strong> criminal offense of <strong>tax</strong> evasion in an<br />

amount higher than HRK 10,000 (approximately €1,350), is punishable<br />

by a term of imprisonment ranging from 6 months to<br />

5 years. However, if the criminal offense causes great damage,<br />

the term of imprisonment may range from 3 years to 10 years.<br />

Curaçao<br />

(Country code 599 )<br />

Willemstad GMT -4<br />

Ernst & Young<br />

Street address:<br />

Mail address:<br />

Zeel<strong>and</strong>ia Office Park<br />

P.O. Box 3626 Kaya W.F.G. (Jombi) Mensing 16<br />

Willemstad<br />

Willemstad<br />

Curaçao<br />

Curaçao<br />

Indirect <strong>tax</strong> contacts<br />

Bryan D. Irausquin +599 (9) 430-5075<br />

Email: bryan.irausquin@an.ey.com<br />

Cristina L. de Freitas Brás +599 (9) 430-5070<br />

Email: cristina.de.freitas@an.ey.com<br />

Zahayra S.E. de Lain +599 (9) 430-5080<br />

Email: zahayra.de-lain@an.ey.com<br />

Effective from 10 October 2010, the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Antilles consisting of five<br />

territories in the Caribbean Sea (Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius<br />

<strong>and</strong> Sint Maarten) was dissolved. Curaçao <strong>and</strong> Sint Maarten became autonomous<br />

countries within the Kingdom of the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s. Curaçao has its<br />

own laws <strong>and</strong> regulations. In principle, these laws <strong>and</strong> regulations currently<br />

do not differ from the former Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Antilles laws <strong>and</strong> regulations.<br />

However, a different indirect <strong>tax</strong> system applies in Sint Maarten.<br />

Bonaire, Saba <strong>and</strong> Sint Eustatius (the BES-Isl<strong>and</strong>s) are now extraordinary<br />

overseas municipalities of the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, but they have their own <strong>tax</strong><br />

system including a simplified general expenditure <strong>tax</strong> regulation. <strong>The</strong> following<br />

chapter provides information on <strong>tax</strong>ation in Curaçao only.<br />

A. At a glance<br />

Name of the <strong>tax</strong><br />

Turnover <strong>tax</strong> (TOT)<br />

Local name<br />

Omzetbelasting<br />

Date introduced 1 March 1999<br />

European Union (EU)<br />

member state<br />

No

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