THE Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Tuesday opened its doors to the strategically located Tax Centre, located in the G3 Building at the entrance of the Diamond Housing Scheme to serve communities along the East Bank Demerara corridor.

The GRA Tax Office will initially be offering a percentage of services on the full scale, but will facilitate the initiation of all tax-related transactions in the interim.
The modest opening was attended by GRA’s Deputy Commissioner, Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID), Karen Chapman, LavinaWalrond, the entity’s Assistant Commissioner Integrated Regional Tax Offices (IRTO), Ingrid Griffith – Head, Operational Support Services and Fabian Clowes, GRA’s Communications Officer.

Offering brief remarks at the public opening, Griffith noted that while focus over the course of the next month will be placed on the collection of annual Income Tax returns, the facility will become a ‘one stop’ location for GRA services offered to the Diamond and adjoining communities.
The office has been in the making for some time now, according to the senior GRA official, as she explained that it is meant to serve as a portal for GRA services outside of the hustle and bustle of the entity’s main office in Georgetown.