The Bahamas : Tax Reforms for Increased Buoyancy.
This paper focuses on tax reforms for increased buoyancy in The Bahamas. The Bahamas has a low tax effort owing to limited tax handles and underutilization of available ones. Real property tax collections as percent of GDP have doubled within a decade. In addition to the real property taxes, a gradu...
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| Formato: | Revista |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2014.
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| Colección: | IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;
No. 2014/017 |
| Acceso en línea: | Full text available on IMF |
| Sumario: | This paper focuses on tax reforms for increased buoyancy in The Bahamas. The Bahamas has a low tax effort owing to limited tax handles and underutilization of available ones. Real property tax collections as percent of GDP have doubled within a decade. In addition to the real property taxes, a graduated stamp duty on the conveyance of immovable property is imposed at fairly steep rates. As a requirement to World Trade Organization membership, the tariff rates will be lowered from their current levels. It is expected that revenue losses from tariff reduction will be compensated by value-added tax revenues. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (73 pages) |
| Formato: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1934-7685 |
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