The Revenue Department wishes to advise the general public that the work operations of the Providenciales Inland Revenue Department Office will be suspended on Friday, 22^nd October 2021. As a precautionary measure and in observance to the prevailing Covid-19 protocols, the Inland Revenue Department Office will undergo deep cleaning and sanitization.

Normal operation will resume on Monday October 25^th 2021 at 8:30am. However, the department will continue to provide limited services through the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. email.

The Inland Revenue Department apologizes for this inconvenience and looks forward to serving you in the future.

For more information, please visit the Revenue Department website at http://gov.tc/revenue . 

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The Revenue Department would like to remind the business community that Business License Certificates must be promptly collected at the Revenue Department Offices ten(10) business days after payment has been made. Therefore, all outstanding certificates that were paid for beyond the stipulated ten(10) business days must be collected forthwith.

Licenses should be collected and displayed conspicuously at your place of business as stipulated by section 16(1) of the Business Licensing Ordinance.

Persons failing to display or produce a valid business licence are subject to closure as stipulated in section 16(2) of the Business Licensing Ordinance and is simultaneously committing an offence which under the provisions of 16(3) of the Business Licensing Ordinance is subject to a $1,000 fine.

For more information, please visit the Revenue Department at www.gov.tc/revenue or visit our offices in Grand Turk, Providenciales, or the District Commissioner’s Offices in any of the Family Islands.

The Revenue Department would like to remind the general public that the 2021/22 Business Licence Renewal period commenced March 1st 2021. To assist with expediting the renewal process, Customers should take note of the following:

• Registered companies are required to submit a copy of their register of members/shareholders and demonstration of good standing with the Financial Services Commission with their application for renewal.
• Sole traders and partnerships must present a valid Business Name Registration Certificate from the Financial Services Commission along with their application for renewal.
• Establishments requiring annual inspections from the Environmental Health or an Accommodation Licence are reminded to seek inspection ahead of the renewal deadline. Applications will not be accepted until all relevant information is received.  The Revenue Department reserves the right to request further documentation and conduct inspections.
• Application and payment for renewals must be made on or before April 30th 2021 to avoid penalties.

Licence Holders are encouraged to utilize our new E-Services platform to renew their business licence in efforts to skip the lines at our branches and facilitate social distancing in our fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The E-Services platform can be accessed via the following website: https://busreg.gov.tc/busreg/   or through the Revenue Department’s website: http://www.gov.tc/revenue

The Revenue Department (RD) would also like to remind the general public that Business Licence Certificates must be promptly collected at the Revenue Department Offices. Business Owners are urged to collect and display their Business Licences prominently in the place of business. This is in accordance with section 16 of the Business Licence Ordinance which states:

 “The Holder of a licence shall display the licence in a conspicuous place on any premises occupied by him for the purpose of carrying on business and shall produce such licence for inspection when requested to do so by the Permanent Secretary, Finance or a person authorized by him in that behalf, or a Police Officer not below the rank of Sergeant.”

A Business Owner may be liable for a fine of $1000, if he or she fails to properly display the business licence within his/her business.

Business Licence holders are hereby urged to collect outstanding licences immediately. Please contact the Taxpayer Services Section for further information.