BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 30th, 2015 (Inland Revenue Department) – In keeping with the Tax Laws of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Department has enrolled in its annual Liquor Licence Compliance Checks for ALL businesses engaged in the sales of liquor. It is important to remind all businesses in the sale of alcoholic beverages, that it is a requirement by law that you must hold a Permanent or Temporary Liquor Licence.
According to the Liquor Licence Act of 2009 Section 3 “From and after the coming into operation of this Act no person shall sell, expose for sale, or keep for the purpose of selling, any liquor whatsoever unless he or she shall first have obtained the licence, required to be issued in that behalf by the Comptroller”
In the event the business owner has not provided the Licence to the Department, the owner will be given the opportunity to acquire the relevant Licence needed to operate under the law, by a slated time. If the Licence is not obtained by the indicated time, according to the Liquor Licence Act of 2009 Section 31 “Any person who sells, exposes for sale, or keeps for the purpose of selling, any liquor, without having obtained a licence as required under the provisions of this Act, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five thousand dollars." for engaging in the sale of liquor fraudulently and will be banned from the sale of liquor until he/she has appeared to the courts and have acquired the relevant Licence.
For more information on Permanent or Temporary Liquor Licences, kindly contact the Inland Revenue Department at (869)465-8485 ext. 3400 in St. Kitts and (869)469-5856 in Nevis, or Email us at inlandrevenue@sknird.com or visit our website at www.sknird.com.
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The Inland Revenue Department is charged with administering the tax laws of the Federation in an efficient and equitable manner, to promote voluntary compliance to maximize Revenue for the development of the Federation at the least cost to the public and in a manner that warrants the highest degree of Public confidence in our integrity, efficiency and fairness. The Inland Revenue Department is the prime revenue collections agency for the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis within the Ministry of Finance, located at Bay Road, Basseterre, and Charlestown, St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies.
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