Sunday, April 15, 2012

JAMAICA OFFERS TOURISM INCENTIVES TO INVESTORS



JAMAICA...A BUSINESS DESTINATION
With its mix of paradise and enterprise, Jamaica, is the pearl of the Caribbean. Jamaica has long been recognised worldwide as a country of breathtaking natural beauty with a vibrant, creative and hospitable people.
The island is increasingly becoming a lucrative business destination. A literal goldmine of investment opportunities, Jamaica is fast becoming the Caribbean’s investment headquarters because business people are realizing that Jamaica is indeed a great place to do business!

TOURISM INCENTIVES

Hotels (Incentives) Act

The Hotels (Incentives) Act provides income tax relief and import duty concessions for up to ten years for approved hotel enterprises, and 15 years for convention-type hotels having an aggregate number of not less than 350 bedrooms and facilities for the holding of conferences. Approved hotel enterprises must have ten or more bedrooms with facilities for meals and accommodation for transient guests, including tourists.

Resort Cottages (Incentives) Act

The Resort Cottages (Incentives) Act provides recognized resort cottages with income tax relief for up to seven years and import duty concessions on imported building materials and furnishings. A recognized resort cottage must have at least two furnished bedrooms, a furnished living room, bathroom facilities and facilities for the preparation and consumption of meals, and must be used or be intended to be used for the accommodation of transient guests, including tourists for reward. Income tax relief and the import duty concessions apply only to resort cottages having an aggregate number of not less than ten bedrooms, situated in the same area and owned by the same person. The Act offers income tax relief and duty concessions for up to 15 years for convention-type hotels, that is, hotels with at least 350 bedrooms, and ten years for regular hotels. For a hotel to benefit under this Act, it must contain not less than ten bedrooms and facilities for meals and the accommodation of transient guests, including tourists.

Attractions Incentive Regulation

The Government of Jamaica has instituted an attractions incentive to stimulate growth in the attractions industry. Benefits under the regulation include the importation of specific items free of general consumption tax and customs duty for five years and a five-year exemption from corporate taxes for investors.


For information on how UHY Dawgen can assist you in setting up your operation in Jamaica contact us. UHY Dawgen operates from 4 strategic locations in Jamaica.There are five easy ways to contact us. Simply call, email, fax, write or just stop by.

Unit 34, Winchester Business Centre, 15 Hope Road,
Kingston 10, Jamaica, West Indies
Telephone:876-9084007/7542074/ 9064827
 (International No.USA) 937-7-DAWGEN(937-7329436)
Fax:7540380 Email:info@dawgen.com
BRANCHES
§  Montego Bay,St. James
Shop EU6, Whitter Village, Ironshore, St. James
Telephone: 876-876-9533793/953-8486 Fax: 953-3058/7540380
Email:infobranch@dawgen.com
§  Ocho Rios, St.Ann
Shop C1, 101Main Street, Ocho Rios, St.Ann
Telephone: 974-5373/9748772 Fax: 754-0380  Email:infobranch@dawgen.com   
§  Mandeville, Manchester
 Shop L1 & K1,Grove Court Plaza, 16 Park Crescent, Mandeville, Manchester
Telephone: 962-6369 Fax: 754-0380  Email:infobranch@dawgen.com
UHY Dawgen is a member of UHY, an international association of independent accounting and consulting firms, whose organising body is Urbach Hacker Young International Limited, a UK company. Each member of UHY is a separate and independent firm. The services described herein are provided by UHY Dawgen and not by Urbach Hacker Young International Limited or any other member of UHY.  Neither Urbach Hacker Young International Limited nor any member of UHY has any liability for services provided by other members

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