SKIPA meets with Manufacturers

Ms. Shawna Lake, CEO of the St. Kitts Investment Promotion Agency (SKIPA) made a presentation to the Manufacturers’ Division of the St. Kitts & Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The Manufacturers’ Division is the product of a successful amalgamation of the St. Kitts Manufacturers’ Association into the Chamber in 1988. The 33 members of […]

SKIPA participates in Fintels’ 2nd Annual Global Financial Services Centres Conference; “Reshaping the World’s International Financial Services Centres”, Dublin Castle, Dublin

Shawna Lake (CEO, SKIPA) will be among the panel of distinguish industry experts at Fintel’s 2nd Annual Global Financial Services Centres Conference on 19th and 20th May, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. This gathering of Financial Services Industry leaders will include keynote speakers such as Jeffrey Owen, Head of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, […]

Presentation of The Ease of Doing Business Report by the World Bank

Representatives of the World Bank will be presenting the “2009 Doing Business Survey” for St. Kitts-Nevis at the Frigate Bay Resort on Friday 13th February 2009, at 9.00 a.m.   The Doing Business Survey ranks countries according to their ease of doing business as determined by a set criterion.  St. Kitts has participated in this […]

Taxation

Personal Income Tax There is no personal income tax in St. Kitts. Corporate Income Tax (Income Tax Act – No. 17 of 1966 as amended) Corporate tax is 33% of net profits. Qualified companies enjoy full exemption from taxes on corporate profits for a period not exceeding 15 years. Corporate tax does not apply to […]

Steps to Establishing a Business

The steps involved in establishing a business may vary depending on the type of business being established. Investors are asked to contact SKIPA for information concerning the specific type of business being considered. Steps to establish a business include but are not limited to: Incorporating the company with St. Kitts Financial Services Applying for a […]