Barbados Revenue Authority
Agency overview
Formed1 April 2014
Preceding agency
  • Merger of the Inland Revenue and Land Tax Departments and the Value Added Tax (VAT) & Excise Divisions of the Customs and Excise Department
JurisdictionBarbados
HeadquartersRoebuck Street, Barbados
Agency executives
  • Sir David Simmons, Chairman
  • Patterson Cheltenham, Deputy Chairman
  • Louisa Lewis-Ward, Revenue Commissioner
Parent departmentMinistry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment
Websitehttps://bra.gov.bb

The Barbados Revenue Authority is a statutory corporation of the Barbadian government that is a revenue service responsible for collecting revenue and taxes.[1] It also provides other functions such as revenue and cashiering for the Barbados Licensing Authority and the Customs Department respectively. It was established on April 1, 2014, by the Barbados Revenue Authority Act, 2014-1[2] as a merger between Inland Revenue and Land Tax Departments and the Value Added Tax (VAT) & Excise Divisions of the Customs and Excise Department. It has four divisions: Income Tax Division, Income Tax (Automatic Exchange of Information), Division Land Valuations Division and the Value Added Tax Division.

The BRA is housed under the portfolio of the Barbados Ministry of Finance.

References

  1. ↑ "About Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) - Barbados Revenue Authority". bra.gov.bb. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ↑ https://www.barbadoslawcourts.gov.bb/assets/content/pdfs/annuals/actsannual/acts2014/Act2014-1.pdf

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