Tariffs & Supply Chain

Designing a Pan-Caribbean Tax Operating Model for a Multi-Jurisdictional Group

April 19, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

C | Context A diversified Caribbean group, built over three decades through a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisition, had accumulated a multi-jurisdictional footprint whose tax management had not kept pace with its commercial development. The group’s fourteen legal entities, spread across six Caribbean jurisdictions, were each managed by local finance teams operating under...

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Tax Treaties and Cross-Border Structuring: Navigating Jamaica’s Treaty Network and Avoiding Double Taxation

April 6, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Treaty as a Tax Planning Tool and Compliance Obligation Double taxation — the imposition of tax on the same income by two different jurisdictions — is one of the most significant barriers to cross-border investment. A Jamaican company that receives dividends from a UK subsidiary faces potential taxation in both the UK (as...

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Corporate Income Tax: Rates, Deductions, and Compliance Strategy for Caribbean Companies

April 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Tax That Matters Most to Your Bottom Line Of all the taxes that a Caribbean company must manage, none has a more direct and material impact on profitability than the corporate income tax. Corporate income tax (CIT) — charged on the chargeable income of every company resident in Jamaica and on the Jamaica-source income...

The Caribbean Tax Landscape: Understanding the Framework Every Business Operates Within

April 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Tax Is the Price of Operating in the Caribbean Every business that operates in the Caribbean — whether a sole trader in Kingston, a family-owned manufacturing enterprise in Trinidad, a regional conglomerate spanning twelve territories, or a multinational with Caribbean subsidiaries — operates within a tax environment that shapes every significant financial decision it...

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What Is a Digital Service Tax?

March 12, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

A New Line on Your Invoice If you received an email from Meta in March 2026 informing you that location-based fees would be added to your advertising costs starting July 1, 2026, you are not alone. Thousands of Caribbean businesses — from Jamaican retailers to Trinidadian financial services firms — received the same message. And...

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Transfer Pricing & Multi-Territory Tax: The Advanced Caribbean Guide

March 12, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Protecting your Caribbean group from the region’s fastest-growing tax compliance risk In the space of a decade, transfer pricing has transformed from a niche concern of multinational corporations into the most consequential and frequently mismanaged tax discipline facing any Caribbean business that operates across more than one jurisdiction. The OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting...

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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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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...

Tax Treaties and Cross-Border Structuring: Navigating Jamaica’s Treaty Network and Avoiding Double Taxation

Corporate Income Tax: Rates, Deductions, and Compliance Strategy for Caribbean Companies

The Caribbean Tax Landscape: Understanding the Framework Every Business Operates Within

What Is a Digital Service Tax?

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

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

June 3, 2026Board Minutes and Tax Substance: Why Documentation Can Make or Break a Holding Company Structure

June 3, 2026When Is a Holding Company a Conduit? Understanding Beneficial Ownership and Anti-Avoidance Risk

June 3, 2026Substance Beats Formality: What the Milan Tax Court’s Luxembourg Holding Ruling Means for Cross-Border Tax Planning

June 1, 2026The Hidden Systems Challenge of IFRS 20: Why Data, Controls and Audit Readiness Matter

June 1, 2026IFRS 20 and EBITDA: Why Lenders, Investors and Boards Must Pay Attention

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