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TAXATION IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

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The relevant tax authority for Trinidad and Tobago is The Board of Inland Revenue.

SELECTED TAX RATES

%

Personal Income Tax
Income over TT$50,000 25
Corporation Tax
Basic Rate 25
Petrochemical/Petroleum Marketing Companies 35
Corporation Tax on Long-Term Insurance Business 15
Business Levy 0.20% on gross sales and receipts
Green Fund Levy  0.10% on gross sales and receipts
Insurance Premium Tax  6
Financial Services Tax 15
Hotel Accommodation Tax 10
Value Added Tax (VAT) 15
PETROLEUM COMPANY TAXES

 

Petroleum Profits Tax 50
Unemployment Levy 5
Supplemental Petroleum Tax
Land Operations 0-21
Marine Operations 0-36
Withholding Tax
Maximum on dividends 15
Maximum on other payments 20
Trinidad and Tobago has ratified double taxation agreements with the following: Canada, 
CARICOM, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela.

Source: Board Of Inland Revenue, www.ird.gov.tt

August 2008


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