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a s<br />

E f f ec t i v e 1 J u l y 20 1 5 , V A T b ec a m e • T h e m on t h l y r em i ssi on of t a x es<br />

c h a r g ea b l e on n on - l i f e i n su r a n c e ser v i c es collected by taxpayers who file returns<br />

a t t h e st a n d a r d r a t e of 7 . 5 % ( i n a l oc a on l - a q u a r t er l y a n d b i a n n u a l b a si s<br />

t o- l oc a l c on t ex t ) or 0 % ( i n a l oc a l - t o-<br />

• T a x es c ol l ec t ed b y V A T - r eg i st er ed<br />

n on r esi d en t c on t ex t ) . F r om t h a t d a t e,<br />

b u si n esses t o b e k ep t i n a sep a r a t e<br />

on l y l i f e i n su r a n c e a n d i n su r a n c e- b a sed<br />

a c c ou n t<br />

a n n u i t i es a n d sa v i n g s p l a n s r em a i n<br />

ex em p t f r om V A T .<br />

• V A T - r eg i st er ed b u si n esses m u st p r ov i d e<br />

electronic files with particulars of VAT<br />

B a sed on M i n i st r y of F i n a n c e<br />

i n v oi c es, t a x c r ed i t s a n d d eb i t n ot es<br />

c om m u n i c a t i on s, t h e i n i t i a l g en er a l<br />

i ssu ed or r ec ei v ed b y t h ose b u si n esses<br />

u n d er st a n d i n g w a s t h a t i n su r er s w i t h ou t<br />

a l oc a l p h y si c a l op er a t i n g p r esen c e w ou• l d Clarification of the Comptroller’s<br />

n ot b e r eq u i r ed t o r eg i st er a n d c h a r g e i n v est i g a t or y p ow er s<br />

V A T , ev en w i t h r esp ec t t o r i sk s f a l l i n g<br />

• Clarification of the rules on <strong>in</strong>put tax<br />

w i t h i n t h e sc op e of V A T a s of 1 J u l y ( e. g . ,<br />

c r ed i t s f or i n su r a n c e c om p a n i es a n d<br />

B a h a m i a n p r op er t y , m ot or or l i a b i l i t y<br />

c a si n os<br />

i n su r a n c e) . H ow ev er , w e n ow u n d er st a n d<br />

t h a t i n su r er s w i t h ou t a l oc a l p h y si c a l • Clarification of the def<strong>in</strong>itions of<br />

p r esen c e i n t h e B a h a m a s sh ou l d r eg i st er <strong>in</strong>ternational transport services a n d<br />

f or V A T , esp ec i a l l y t h ose w h o h ol d a l oc apublic l enterta<strong>in</strong>ment<br />

i n su r a n c e l i c en se a n d g en er a t e p r em i u m<br />

• T h e i n c l u si on of a n t i - a v oi d a n c e<br />

i n c om e g r ea t er t h a n U S D 1 0 0 , 0 0 0<br />

l eg i sl a t i on r el a t i n g t o i n su r a n c e<br />

( E U R 9 2, 25 0 ) a y ea r on B a h a m i a n n on - l i f e<br />

c on t r a c t s<br />

p ol i c i es.<br />

T h e c ou n t r y ’ s m ost r ec en t b u d g et set s<br />

ou t p r op osed c h a n g es t o t h e V A T A c t t h a t<br />

seek t o st r en g t h en sa f eg u a r d s a g a i n st<br />

n on p a y m en t of t a x es b u i l d i n g u p i n t h e<br />

a c c ou n t s of b u si n esses w i t h a n a n n u a l<br />

t u r n ov er of l ess t h a n B S D 5 m i l l i on . T h e<br />

c h a n g es p r op osed i n t h e b u d g et i n c l u d e:<br />

B a h r a i n<br />

B a h r a i n , a l on g w i t h t h e ot h er m em b er T h e G C C V A T sy st em i s ex p ec t ed t o<br />

st a t es of t h e G u l f C oop er a t i on C ou n c i l b e i m p l em en t ed a c r oss t h e c om m on<br />

( G C C )<br />

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, i s ex p ec t ed t o i n t r od u c e a V A T ec on om i c z on e. T h e m em b er st a t es a r e<br />

sy st em . T h e t i m el i n e h a s n ot b een set l , ook i n g t o i n t r od u c e V A T r eg i on a l l y a n d<br />

a l t h ou g h r ec en t i n f or m a t i on i n d i c a t es tsihm<br />

a ut<br />

l t a n eou sl y r a t h er t h a n u n i l a t er a l l y<br />

V A T w i l l l i k el y b e i m p l em en t ed i n 20 1 a8 n . d a t d i f f er en t t i m es. H ow ev er , on c e<br />

the f<strong>in</strong>al framework and a deadl<strong>in</strong>e have<br />

b een set , som e c ou n t r i es m a y i m p l em en t<br />

n a t i on a l l eg i sl a t i on a h ea d of ot h er s.<br />

B a r b a d os<br />

E f f ec t i v e 1 J a n u a r y 20 1 6, t h e V A T<br />

r eg i st r a t i on t h r esh ol d w a s i n c r ea sed<br />

f r om B B D 8 0 , 0 0 0 t o B B D 20 0 , 0 0 0<br />

( a p p r ox i m a t el y E U R 9 2, 25 0 or<br />

U S D 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) p er y ea r .<br />

1 . B a h r a i n , K u w a i t , O m a n , Q a t a r , S a u d i A r a b i a a n d t h e U n i t ed A r a b E m i r a t es<br />

22 I n d i rect T ax i n <strong>2016</strong>

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