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Tax Governance and the Board: Why Tax Strategy Belongs in the Boardroom

The Question the Board Could Not Answer The annual general meeting of a Caribbean listed company had proceeded smoothly through the chairman’s report, the CEO’s operational review, and the presentation of the audited financial statements. The company had performed well: revenue was up twelve per cent, operating margins had improved, and the dividend had...

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Indirect Tax and the Caribbean Consumer: VAT, GCT, and the Hidden Compliance Burden

March 5, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The E-Commerce Business That Did Not Know It Had Three Tax Problems The founder of a Caribbean e-commerce business had built something remarkable. Starting from a warehouse in Kingston, the company had grown in four years to become one of the region’s most successful online retailers of specialty consumer goods. Customers in Jamaica, Trinidad and...

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Cross-Border Tax Risk: Navigating Multi-Jurisdictional Complexity in the Caribbean

March 5, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Expansion That Eroded Its Own Returns The board of a Caribbean financial services group had approved the expansion into a third territory with considerable enthusiasm. The target market offered a growing middle class, an underserved wealth management segment, and a regulatory environment that was progressively liberalising access for regional financial institutions. The business...

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The Digital Tax Revolution: How Technology Is Transforming Caribbean Tax Administration and What It Means for Your Business

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Assessment Nobody Expected The owner of a Caribbean retail chain with fourteen stores across two parishes had spent the previous eighteen months investing in digital transformation. An e-commerce platform was launched, a loyalty programme was digitised, and the company began accepting payments through three digital payment platforms in addition to its traditional point-of-sale systems....

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Tax Incentives and Special Economic Zones: Maximising Legitimate Benefits Without Crossing the Line

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Exemption That Vanished The managing director of a Caribbean technology company had built his business on a compelling competitive advantage: a special economic zone designation that provided a corporate income tax rate significantly below the standard rate, duty-free importation of equipment, and exemption from certain indirect taxes. The designation had been instrumental in attracting...

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Transfer Pricing Under the Microscope: How Caribbean Multi-Territory Groups Must Prepare for Global Scrutiny

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Letters That Arrived on the Same Morning The group financial controller of a Caribbean conglomerate with operations across four territories arrived at her desk on a Tuesday morning in March to find two letters that would consume the next eighteen months of her professional life. The first was from the revenue authority in the...

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The Tax Gap: Why Caribbean Enterprises Are Leaving Money on the Table and Exposing Themselves to Risk

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Audit That Revealed Six Years of Overpayment The chief financial officer of a Caribbean beverage manufacturer received a call from the company’s external tax advisor on a Thursday afternoon in September. The advisor had been engaged to assist with a routine tax audit by the revenue authority — an audit the company had...

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From Good to Governed: A Caribbean CEO’s Blueprint for Building a Governance-Ready Organisation in 2026 and Beyond

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The CEO Who Decided It Was Time She had been chief executive of a Caribbean financial services group for six years. Under her leadership, the group had grown from a single-territory operation with US$120 million in assets under management to a multi-territory platform managing US$340 million across wealth management, pension administration, and corporate trust...

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Beyond the Balance Sheet: How Integrated Reporting Is Reshaping Accountability for Caribbean Enterprises

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Annual Report That Said Everything and Nothing The chairman’s message in the annual report of a Caribbean conglomerate listed on a regional stock exchange was, by any conventional measure, perfectly adequate. It reported revenue growth of four per cent, a modest improvement in net profit, the declaration of an interim and final dividend, and...

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The Regulatory Examination: How Caribbean Financial Institutions Can Turn Regulatory Scrutiny into Governance Strength

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Examination That Changed Everything The board of a Caribbean credit union with assets of approximately US$180 million received a letter from its prudential regulator on a Monday morning in January. The letter advised that the regulator would be conducting a comprehensive on-site examination commencing in six weeks. The examination would cover governance and...

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Tax Governance and the Board: Why Tax Strategy Belongs in the Boardroom

Indirect Tax and the Caribbean Consumer: VAT, GCT, and the Hidden Compliance Burden

Cross-Border Tax Risk: Navigating Multi-Jurisdictional Complexity in the Caribbean

The Digital Tax Revolution: How Technology Is Transforming Caribbean Tax Administration and What It Means for Your Business

Tax Incentives and Special Economic Zones: Maximising Legitimate Benefits Without Crossing the Line

Transfer Pricing Under the Microscope: How Caribbean Multi-Territory Groups Must Prepare for Global Scrutiny

The Tax Gap: Why Caribbean Enterprises Are Leaving Money on the Table and Exposing Themselves to Risk

From Good to Governed: A Caribbean CEO’s Blueprint for Building a Governance-Ready Organisation in 2026 and Beyond

Beyond the Balance Sheet: How Integrated Reporting Is Reshaping Accountability for Caribbean Enterprises

The Regulatory Examination: How Caribbean Financial Institutions Can Turn Regulatory Scrutiny into Governance Strength

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