The authorities have identified millions of dollars in unpaid taxes following calls to the tax cheat toll-free hotline.
The hotline is operated by Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ).
Based on reports from the public, TAJ raised assessment of J$130 million for various tax types such as Income Tax, Education Tax and GCT for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
They include under-reporting, failure to pay and file, unlawful collection of GCT, false deduction as well as false or altered documents.
In response, TAJ has ramped up efforts to manage increased information received.
The tax cheat hotline provides an avenue through which persons may confidentially submit information about individuals or companies suspected of not complying with tax laws.
This is one of the strategies used to widen the tax net and stem persons cheating the tax system.
Once the information is received through the hotline, it is recorded by an agent and forwarded to the Investigation Unit for follow-up.
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Calls to tax cheat hotline identifies millions in unpaid taxes
