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Broad Base, Lower Rate: The VAT Design That Supports Competitiveness

October 22, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

Well-designed consumption taxes are workhorses of modern fiscal systems: they raise substantial revenue with relatively low distortion—but only if they’re broad-based, neutral, and avoid taxing business inputs. The 2025 International Tax Competitiveness Index (ITCI) splits consumption taxes into rate and base subcategories for a reason: a system that applies a moderate rate to a very...

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From Incentives to Simplicity: Trimming Corporate Tax Complexity Without Losing Competitiveness

October 21, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

Corporate tax complexity is a stealth tax on investment. Multiple rates and surtaxes, a maze of special incentives, and “other” profit-type levies inflate compliance costs, cloud after-tax returns, and push capital toward lobbying rather than productive activity. The International Tax Competitiveness Index (ITCI) 2025 explicitly measures these frictions: countries with multiple corporate brackets, surtaxes, turnover-style...

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Corporate Taxes and Growth: Getting Rates, Bases, and Cost Recovery Right

October 21, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

Corporate income tax (CIT) design does far more than raise revenue. It shapes the cost of capital, influences where businesses build and expand, and ultimately affects productivity, wages, and prices. In the International Tax Competitiveness Index 2025 (ITCI), the corporate tax category is decomposed into three levers—rate, cost recovery, and incentives & complexity—because these are...

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Competitiveness vs. Neutrality: The Two Pillars of Modern Tax Design

October 21, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

Tax systems do more than collect revenue; they shape where capital flows, how firms invest, and how households work, save, and spend. The International Tax Competitiveness Index (ITCI) 2025 provides a rigorous framework for assessing how well a country’s tax code advances two foundational goals: competitiveness and neutrality. Competitiveness keeps marginal tax burdens low to...

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Don’t Want to Pay Tax? Move Here?

October 5, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

A Practical Guide to Zero-Income-Tax Jurisdictions—and Everything You Should Know For as long as modern tax systems have existed, people have asked a deceptively simple question: “Is there anywhere I can live and not pay personal income tax?” The short answer is yes—a small set of jurisdictions levy no personal income tax on salaries, wages,...

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Tax Strategy Is Under the Spotlight — And AI Is Raising the Stakes

September 23, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

As governments, investors, and civil society increasingly demand greater tax transparency, companies can no longer afford to treat tax strategy as a behind-the-scenes function. Simultaneously, the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how taxes are analyzed, reported, and audited — raising both new efficiency opportunities and significant ethical concerns. In this AI-enabled world, tax...

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Digital Platforms and Cross-Border Taxation: Risks of Double Taxation in the Caribbean

August 30, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

When Income Crosses Borders The gig economy is global by nature. A Jamaican web developer can serve clients in New York, a Trinidadian virtual assistant can work with businesses in London, and a Barbadian designer can find clients in Toronto—all through digital platforms like Fiverr, Upwork, or direct online contracts. But with this global opportunity...

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Navigating Global Tax Reform: What the OECD’s Rules Mean for Caribbean Businesses

August 21, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

The New Tax Reality for Entrepreneurs The global tax landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), through its Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project, has introduced reforms designed to close loopholes, increase transparency, and ensure multinational companies pay their fair share of taxes. At...

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Aligning Legal Strategy with Business Vision: A Roadmap for Corporate Success

August 19, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

Behind every successful business lies a well-structured legal framework. From shareholder agreements to contracts, from governance policies to dispute resolution, the legal dimension of business plays a critical role in shaping strategy and safeguarding value. However, too often businesses treat legal matters reactively — addressing them only when problems arise. The organizations that thrive are...

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Cross-Border Taxation: Challenges and Opportunities for Caribbean Businesses

August 18, 2025by Dr Dawkins Brown

Globalization has expanded opportunities for Caribbean businesses, enabling them to trade, invest, and partner across borders. But with these opportunities come complex tax challenges. Cross-border taxation — covering transfer pricing, double taxation, and international compliance — can be both a hurdle and a growth enabler. For businesses in the Caribbean, success requires more than ambition;...

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