In its 2019-2020 Budget Presentation among other things the Government of Jamaica abolished the $60,000.00 minimum business tax in relation to all companies and increased the threshold for which businesses become liable to pay General Consumption Tax (GCT) from of $3 million to $10 million....
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Have you obtained a Surveyor’s Identification Report with a lot of red marks on parallel boundaries with detailed comments by the surveyor? The comments indicate that the concrete wall on your western boundary is not the correct boundary for your property but instead your neighbor has been occupying a part of your land for many years. The surveyor is also saying that your fence on the eastern boundary is in fact not your registered boundary but instead you have for many years been occupying part of your neighbors land...
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What are restrictive covenants and do they really affect me and my property? I have been asked these questions many times. The simple answer is Restrictive Covenants are rules, prohibitions and conditions which are registered against the title of a property which restricts the way in which the registered proprietor can use, manage and alter the premises. These restrictions are in place to protect and benefit all the persons who are affected by the restriction which includes adjoining owners...
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