Engineering company fined $650,000 for failing to provide records to TAJ

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Neins, Hay & Leighton Engineering Limited has been fined $650,000 for failing to provide Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) with requested books and records within the required timeframe.

According to a release from TAJ, the company was prosecuted by the authority’s Intelligence, Investigation and Enforcement Unit and Legal Team for breaching Section 17IA of the Revenue Administration Act, which requires people served with a notice by the Commissioner General to provide the specified information or documents within 30 days.

The court was told that a notice was served on the company on June 2, 2025, requesting books and records relating to the 2021 and 2022 years of assessment.