Ernst & Young in accountancy pickle
ACCOUNTING GIANT Ernst & Young's (E&Y) operations in Jamaica has come under scrutiny as a result of it having to de-register itself and subsequently re-register as a different accounting...
Tax on Dividends to be eliminated next month
AS OF April 1, the income tax on dividends paid by companies listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) will be eliminated. Removal of the tax is the final phase of a policy decision outlined by Finance and Planning...
What's the better deal, paying off the Don or the police?
DOING BUSINESS in Jamaica is complicated by the need for extensive security services which can include hiring some of the 15,000 licensed security guards, paying gangs to investigate crimes...
Misleading advertising tops FTC case list
MISLEADING advertising tops the list of cases investigated by the Fair Trading Commission for the period April 2000 to March 2001. Of the 628 cases investigated by the FTC for the period , 324 of them related to misleading...
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