Annual report & statement of accounts



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Annual-Report-2014
EXEMPTION

POLICY
The exemptions granted by the Guyana Revenue Authority can be broken down into two main categories. These are
1. Unconditional Exemptions
2. Conditional Exemptions
Unconditional Exemptions
Unconditional Exemptions can be deemed as exemptions that the Guyana Revenue Authority must grant to those persons or organisations which are entitled to it. The Guyana Revenue Authority cannot, for any reason, impose restrictions or deny the granting of these types of exemptions.
Categories of Unconditional Exemptions
These relate to goods imported under various trade/partial scope agreements including
1. CARICOM Trade Agreement (Treaty of Chaguaramas)
2. Guyana/Brazil Partial Scope Agreement
3. CARICOM /Costa Rica Trade Agreement
4. CARICOM/Columbia Trade Agreement
5. CARICOM Dominican Republic Trade Agreement
6. Cariforum States/European Community Trade Agreement
7. Motor Vehicles 4 years and older.



ANNUAL REPORT & STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS
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Conditional Exemptions
Conditional exemptions can be deemed as exemptions which are granted subject to some condition. In other words, the applicants must satisfy some condition before the Guyana Revenue Authority grants the exemption from duty and taxes.
Categories of Conditional Exemptions
These include, but are not restricted to, goods imported by or for the following
1. Government Contracts
2. Diplomatic Missions
3. Re-migrants
4. Public Officials
5. Foreign Funded Projects
6. Health Sector
7. Religious/Charitable /Non-Governmental Organisations
8. Fishing
9. Education
10. Motor Vehicles (covers all categories of motor vehicles)
11. Mining
12. Tourism
13. Agriculture
14. Miscellaneous (includes other areas such as Meteorological, Scientific, Archaeological, etc) The following table reflects the value of revenue foregone as a percentage of actual revenue collected by the Guyana Revenue Authority, for Customs Duty, Excise Tax and Value-Added Tax, for the year 2014 relative to the year 2013.

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