Dear Members:
The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago has since September 2016 paid VAT on the subscriptions collected from its Members.
The VAT has not to date been charged to the Members and the infrastructure was not previously in place to issue VAT invoices.
Following discussion with the Registrar of the Supreme Court the following system has been implemented with effect from TODAY, that is, the 19th May 2017:
- The form for Members to complete and submit has been amended to include reference to the VAT payable on subscriptions.
- The Registry Staff and the Sub-Registry Staff in San Fernando have been provided with Invoice Books by the LATT and will issue a VAT invoice to each Member prior to payment.
- Each Member will therefore be provided with an original VAT Invoice in relation to Membership subscription only. Please be advised that VAT is not payable on the contribution to the Compensation Fund.
- Each Member will be provided with a receipt upon payment.
We will duly notify you of any changes to this system and we invite you to make us aware of any problems or difficulties that may arise.
We do regret any inconvenience caused to the Membership and advise that we will send an update in due course as to future legal action in relation to the issue of the payment of VAT on Membership subscriptions. We advise that Counsel have been briefed to consider this issue and we are awaiting their advice.
Regards,
Theresa Hadad
Treasurer
Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago