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I am Zaf Rahaman, owner of Forward Multimedia Ltd, a Trinidad based digital agency now in our 14th year. Through my experience acquired on the ground since 2011, I’ve become known as one of the foremost authorities in E-Commerce, especially as it pertains to Trinidad & Tobago.
I began writing blog articles on various topics after observing the lack of online information about local E-Commerce. These articles quickly propelled the Forward Multimedia to the number one position on Google for all major industry keywords, a position consistently held since without challenge.
In 2018 I was an invited panelist in the annual Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum. Also in 2018 I was an invited speaker for the launch of the Virtual Caribbean DNS Entrepreneurship Center (VDECC) an initiative of ICANN- the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the international body that that coordinates the Domain Name System (DNS) worldwide.
I was also a stakeholder consultant for the Ministry of Trade & Industry’s National E-Commerce Policy which was passed in December 2018, with many of my recommendations making it to the final policy.
Most of all, I love to write AND love to write on everything website and E-Commerce related to help business owners in Trinidad & Tobago get the most out of their online presence.
ALL articles and pages on my site are written by me, in my voice, from the ground up, and for you, from a Trini perspective, using local examples and applications.
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Hi Zaf,
1) Do ecommerce businesses, based in Trinidad, pay taxes? Especially if they are solely online, have no physical store and get paid in foreign currency. If so, can you give some examples.
Thank you for your time.
It doesn’t matter if no physical store exists, all business in T&T that generate sales income are required to pay taxes. Whether they actually pay taxes is a legitimate question but the obligation remains.
oh ok.Well that’s good news for me as I intend to be doing some internet business soon.lol.Thanks a lot.All the best!
Perry
Hi Zaf(may I call you that?)
I came across your site by accident while doing a Google search for info on the T&T 7% internet tax.Your articles are well written and very informative and I enjoy reading them.I am learning a lot.Bookmarked your site which is very nice by the way-the design and layout.Keep up the good work!
With regards to the internet tax,what’s the latest on that? It was supposed to be from September? Is it in effect or soon going to be? Please let me know of any info you have concerning it.Thanks.
Best regards.
Hi Perry,
Yes call me Zaf. The internet tax headline just died after the hue and cry as Gov’t has more pressing things to deal with and they can’t even handle that. My guess is that it will raise its head again after this shopping season when businesses bawl and cry once again.