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Bahamas Budget Communication 2021/22 Presented

01 June 2021

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Proposed Changes

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Bahamas

On 26 May 2021, the Bahamas Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. Hubert Minnis, presented the 2021/22 Budget Communication to parliament. As stated in the Budget Communication, the government plan proposes several amendments and clarifications in respect to tax law and tax policy that will provide incremental revenue. Some of the main measures are as follows: Amending the requirements for the vacation home rental market to clarify that all vacation home marketplaces, such as Airbnb and Vrbo, are required to pay VAT on rentals and commissions (marketplaces charging VAT presently have interpreted the legislation as being only applicable to...