CTB ta anunsiá…. Kòntròl di BAB na apartamentunan ku ta keda di hür ku turista / The CTB announces … Tax Accountants Bureau (BAB) auditing apartments offered to tourists

Kòntròl di BAB na apartamentunan ku ta keda di hür ku turista

WILLEMSTAD- 3 novèmber 2016 – Resientemente Ofisina di Turismo di Kòrsou (CTB), a yama un rueda di prensa pa asina duna informashon di e programa di sertifikashon pa apartamentu i tambe kumplimentu di pago di OB di parti di sektor di akomodashon. Na e rueda di prensa a partisipá tambe Departamentu di Inspekshon di Impuesto, CITI (Curaçao Innovation & Technology Institute) i CHATA.

Pago di OB di parti di sektor di akomodashon
Entrante luna pasá un tim di BAB a kuminsá bishitá apartamentunan ku ta keda di hür ku turista pa kontrolá si esakinan ta kumpli ku e obligashon di paga OB. OB ta e loke ku mester keda kobrá pa estadia di durashon korto den hotèl, apartamentu priva i partikulir i tambe timeshare. Manera a keda anunsiá na kabamentu di 2015 dor di Gobièrnu di Kòrsou entrante promé di yanüari 2016 último, Departamentu di Inspekshon di Impuesto ta esun enkargá ku ‘heffing’ di e OB di 7% (ántes logeergastenbelasting). E pago mester keda hasí promé ku dia 16 di kada luna. E parti di kobransa ta den man di Landsontvanger. Kartanan di opheshon mester keda entregá na Departamentu di Inspekshon di Impuesto. Pa mas informashon por pasa personal na Afdeling OB (promé piso) na Departamentu di Inspekshon di Impuesto òf bishita http://www.belastingdienst.cw òf yama number di telefon 734-2570.

Sertifikashon di apartamentu
Pa loke ta trata e aspekto di sertifikashon di apartamentu a keda anunsiá ku solamente apartamentunan ku inskribí i paga pa partisipá na e programa di ouditoria di CTB promé ku 1 di yanüari 2017 lo por bai riba e wèpsait di CTB esta http://www.curacao.com. Apartamentunan ku aktualmente ta riba e wèpsait i no inskribí pa partisipá na tempu lo no aparesé mas riba e wèpsait entrante 1 di yanüari 2017. Na luna di mei último a anunsiá introdukshon di e programa di sertifikashon dirigí riba sektor di hospitalidat i turismo. E ophetivo di e programa aki ta pa promové i mantené kalidat di empresanan ku ta ópera den industria di hospitalidat i turismo. Komo parti di e programa a start ku ouditoria pa apartamentunan ku ta keda di hür ku turista. E programa ta basá riba stándartnan di kalidat rekonosé den nos merkado lokal i tambe internashonal. E kontròl di kalidat lo sosodé kada 2 aña dor di CITI. Aparte di keda inkluí riba http://www.curacao.com i disfrutá di e posibilidatnan di promoshon ku esaki ta brinda tin diferente otro benefisio mas manera entre otro partisipashon na aktividatnan di merkadeo tantu lokal komo internashonal i uso di e símbolo di e programa ku ta para pa kalidat. CITI ta enkargá ku ehekushon di e programa di sertifikashon. Pa inskribí subi http://www.citi.cw òf yama number di telefon 738-6299.

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The CTB announces … Tax Accountants Bureau (BAB) auditing apartments offered to tourists

WILLEMSTAD- November 3, 2016– The Curaçao Tourist Board (CTB) recently called a press conference to provide information on their apartment certification program as well as on compliance with sales-tax regulations by the lodging sector. Participating in the press conference were also the Tax Inspectorate, the Curaçao Innovation & Technology Institute (CITI) and the CHATA.

Sales-tax due by the lodging sector
The CTB announced that, starting last month, a team of the Tax Accountants Bureau (BAB, by its Dutch acronym) began visiting apartments being rented out to tourists, to check for compliance with sales-tax obligations. The sales tax applies to short stays in hotels, private apartments and timeshare units. As announced by the government of Curaçao towards the end of 2015, the Tax Inspectorate is in charge of levying the 7-percent sales tax (formerly the room tax) as of January 1, 2016. Payments are due before the 16th of each month. The collection is handled by the Tax Receiver’s Office (Landsontvanger), while objections must be filed with the Tax Inspectorate. For more information, please visit the OB Department (first floor) at the Tax Inspectorate, or go to http://www.belastingdienst.cw or call at 734-2570.

Apartment certification
With regard to apartment certification, it was announced that only apartments that, by January 1, 2017, have registered and paid to participate in the CTB’s audit program will appear on the CTB website: http://www.curacao.com. As of January 1, 2017, any apartments that are currently featured on the website and which have not yet registered to participate will no longer appear on the website. In May of this year, the introduction was announced of a certification program for the tourism and hospitality sector. The program is aimed at promoting and maintaining quality among the businesses operating in this sector. As part of the program, an audit program was introduced, applying to apartments rented out to tourists. The program is based on locally and internationally accepted quality standards. Quality audits will be carried out by the CITI every two years. Besides being featured on http://www.curacao.com and enjoying the promotional opportunities involved, registered businesses enjoy several other benefits, such as participation in local and international marketing activities and use of the program’s quality-assurance logo. The certification program’s execution will be handled by the CITI. To register, please visit http://www.citi.cw or call at 738-6299.