… However, audit and compliance activities won’t be available during Saturday operations

As time runs out for motorists to pay their outstanding traffic fines ahead of the February 1 implementation of the new traffic law, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has reminded the public that it will be opening select tax offices tomorrow (January 28) and every last Saturday of the month for the remainder of the 2022-2023 financial year.

In a statement TAJ noted that five tax offices will operate tomorrow from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.

They are

• St Andrew (Constant Spring)
• Montego Bay (FCJ Building at 11-12 Almond Way, Montego Bay Freeport)
• Mandeville
• Savanna-la-mar
• and St Ann’s Bay

“The Portmore Tax Office will continue its usual weekly Saturday operations with adjusted business hours of 9:00 am – 2:00 pm,” TAJ added, noting that the Saturday service enhancement continues to provide taxpayers with a convenient option of doing business on these weekends as well as to alleviate the usually high walk-in traffic at tax offices during the busy month-end weekday period.

Services to be provided

Taxpayers will be able to access taxpayer service activities including same day driver’s licence processing (except Savanna-La-Mar), motor vehicle registration and other motor vehicle transactions. Additionally, persons may apply for a Taxpayer Registration Number (TRN) and make tax and fee payments, as the Tax Authority continues to provide additional access to its services.

“Persons wishing to make payments for property tax may opt to utilise the added convenience of TAJ’s month-end Saturday operating hours,” TAJ said.

“Also, motorists, who have not as yet collected their printed driver’s licence cards, are able to do so at any of the listed locations, if their applications were dropped off there.”

TAJ noted however that audit and compliance activities will not be available during the Saturday operations.

“Persons are reminded that they may opt to avoid a tax office visit entirely by conducting several transactions online to include payment for driver’s licence renewal, fitness certificate, traffic ticket, business-related taxes and deductions and property tax, as well as electronically querying property tax liabilities.”

ONLINE PAYMENT OPTIONS

TAJ pointed out that customers may also avail themselves of a range of other online payments options, which now include Scotia Online and Mobile App, in addition to being able to make tax payments via National Commercial Bank, as NCB customers are able to use their online banking platform by adding TAJ as a payee. Additionally, customers are able to make several business payments via the new TAJ Direct Funds Transfer process.

These are in addition to customers being able to make payments via the Tax Authority’s website www.jamaicatax.gov.jm using a credit card or other banking card with credit card features or using the Scotiabank’s electronic funds transfer via TAJ’s website.