1st Edition

Commonwealth Caribbean Tax Law

By Jivaan Bennett Copyright 2027
422 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

422 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Commonwealth Caribbean Tax Law is the only comprehensive textbook on tax law in the region, exploring the fundamental policy choices and the application of the laws relating to taxation within the Commonwealth Caribbean. Offering a full overview of taxation within the Caribbean region, the textbook addresses the taxation of both corporate bodies and individuals and, as well as both direct and... Read more

Chapter 1: Introductory Matters. Chapter 2: History of Taxation in the Commonwealth Caribbean. Chapter 3: Key Concepts in Taxation. Chapter 4: Taxation of Business Activities (1) – The Charge to Tax. Chapter 5: Taxation of Business Profits. Chapter 6: Taxation of Business Income – Special Regimes. Chapter 7: Taxation of Employment Income. Chapter 8: Value Added Tax. Chapter 9: Other Indirect Taxes. Chapter 10: Development of International and Regional Tax Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean. Chapter 11: Double Tax Treaties. Chapter 12: Transfer Pricing. Chapter 13: Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Initiatives. Chapter 14: Other International Tax Developments.

Biography

Jivaan Bennett (LLB, LLM (KCL), MSc) is a barrister (England & Wales) and attorney-at-law (Trinidad & Tobago). He practises from Temple Tax Chambers, a leading tax-specialist set in London. He regularly advises corporates and individuals on UK and Caribbean tax laws often with a cross-border element. Prior to joining the Bar, Jivaan practised for almost a decade in the London and New York office of leading international law firm, Linklaters, where as a solicitor and head of the firm’s Caribbean Group, he advised on the tax and commercial law issues arising on a broad range of big-ticket multijurisdictional transactions as well as complex cross-border disputes (litigation and arbitration).

Outside of practice, Jivaan holds Visiting Lectureship positions at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus and King’s College London, University of London.