GRA apologizes to Professionals

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has apologized for the notice published over the weekend which had listed a number of persons that had been granted their Professional Practice Certificates under the Tax Act but omitted scores that had earlier received their certificates. The earlier list was published in the Official Gazette in March last. “The Guyana Revenue Authority expresses its regrets and apology for any inconvenience or embarrassment caused by the miscommunication contained in today’s (yesterday’s) Notice.” The earlier list gazetted in March includes Accountants Christopher Ram, Rakesh Latchana, Rakesh Mc Rae, George Vaughn, Harryram Parmesar, Courtney Ward and Clifton Hinds among others. The Medical Practitioners issued with certificates and published in March this year include Sivindra Na Mangru, Chetram Budhu, Idelisa Persaud, Ruth Quaicoe, Karen Persram and Shoba Gobin among others. Lawyers issued with certificates earlier in the year and omitted from the most recent list published by the GRA include Sanjeev Datadin, Robin Hunte, Sase Gunraj, Paul Fredericks, Rohan Chandan and Leslyn Charles among others. In light of the GRA clarification, it is clear that some of the names mentioned in yesterday’s edition such as Shadow Legal Affairs Minister, Basil Williams; Joseph Harmon; Debbie Backer and James Bond along with Bar Association President, Ronald Burch-Smith; Nigel Hughes; Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall; Hukumchand; Bernard De Santos; Moses Nagamootoo; Roger Yearwood; Glen Hanoman and Peter Hugh might have been mistakenly labeled as tax cheats.

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