Special Saturday Operations for March

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise the public that it will conduct special Saturday operations, when it opens the doors of select Tax Offices every Saturday in the month of March beginning Saturday March 5. The special Saturday operations will run until the last Saturday in the month and are expected to provide taxpayers with greater convenience during the usually high traffic tax filing season.  

The following Tax Offices will operate Saturdays between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: 

• St. Andrew
• Montego Bay (March 12 & 26 only)
• Mandeville
• Savanna-La-Mar
• St. Ann’s Bay 
• Old Harbour  

The Portmore Tax Office will continue its usual weekly Saturday operations, with adjusted business hours (9:00 am – 2:00 pm). 

During the March Saturday operations, persons will be able to access all taxpayer services as they would during the weekday, including processing of motor vehicle registrations and other motor vehicle transactions, applying for a Taxpayer Registration Number (TRN), dropping off documents for the renewal of their Driver’s Licence, and making tax and fee payments. 

Additionally, property owners wishing to make payments for Property Tax may opt to utilise the added convenience of TAJ’s weekend operating hours. Motorists who have not yet collected their printed Driver’s Licence cards, are able to do so at any of the listed locations if their applications were dropped off there. Please note that audit and compliance activities will not be available during the Saturday operations.

Persons are reminded, that they may opt to avoid a Tax Office visit entirely by conducting several transactions online, to include payment for Driver’s Licence renewal, Fitness Certificate, Traffic Ticket, business-related taxes and deductions and Property Tax, as well as electronically querying Property Tax liabilities, via the TAJ website www.jamaicatax.gov.jm.

Tax Administration Jamaica continues to change the way it does business by making a range of payment options available to taxpayers. The latest of which is the Direct Funds Transfer service which allows persons to transfer amounts from their bank account directly into the Tax Authority’s bank account, upon the generation of a Direct Funds Transfer Number (DFTN) or Payment Advice from their TAJ eService account. Also, National Commercial Bank clientele can use their online banking platform by adding TAJ as a Payee. These options are in addition to customers being able to make payments via the Tax Authority’s website www.jamaicatax.gov.jm using a credit card or other banking card with credit card features or using Scotiabank’s automatic direct deposit via TAJ’s website. 

Additionally, TAJ has further expanded its Direct Funds Transfer (DFT) payment channel by adding Stamp Duty and Transfer Tax as a payment type and including its Scotiabank account as a beneficiary account. This means that in addition to the ability to make payments for Payroll Deductions, Income Tax, Consumption Taxes, Trade and Business Licences, as well as several other business-related taxes, customers now also can make Stamp Duty and Transfer Tax payments using the convenient DFT option.

TAJ continues to observe its COVID-19 protocols to ensure the safety of its staff and clients at all its locations. Persons are therefore required to cooperate with the instructions of security personnel, form an orderly line, wear a mask, sanitize their hands and maintain the recommended physical distance of at least 6 feet.

For additional information this tax season, persons may contact the Tax Administration Customer Care Centre at 888-TAX-HELP (888-829-4357) or visit the website www.jamaicatax.gov.jm