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Collection agency sticking with tough approach
Collection agency sticking with tough approach
By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
With delinquencies growing at a rapid pace, a leading debt collections agency in the country is still using its aggressive approach to track down individuals who can't keep up with their bills.
The pursuit of those overdue balances have increased since last year, according to the President of APEX Management Services Rory Higgs. He sa...
Debt collection agency seeking partnership with govt
Debt collection agency seeking partnership with govt
The head of a local debt collection agency is calling for the government to employ the services of local firms to assist in debt recovery in the country.
President of Apex Management Systems Rory Higgs told Guardian Business that outsourcing debt collection projects to companies that specialize in that service will enable the government to focus its resources on other areas that may require addit...
'Slow But Steady' Year For Debt Collection Agency
'Slow But Steady' Year For Debt Collection Agency
Debt recoveries for a local collection agency have improved in 2012. Roughly 50 percent of the accounts managed by Apex Management Systems have been resolved, according to the firm's President Rory Higgs.
Pintard calls for more dialogue on income tax proposals
Opposition Leader Michael Pintard said yesterday that there needs to be a broader conversation on the government's Green Paper on income tax. In a letter to Financial Secretary Simon Wilson yesterday, Pintard said, "We maintain therefore that any further discussion on business or corporate tax must be a sub-component of a broader fiscal and economic ...
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Govt still struggling to crack down on goods smuggling
ALTHOUGH the government has made some strides in increasing the Department of Customs' duty collection rate, it is still struggling to crack down on persons smuggling undocumented goods into the country.
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said the revenue collections agency is particularly challenged with smugglers at Potter's Cay Dock who are trying to evade paying taxes to the government by offload...
BIA Donates to Hands for Hunger
BIA Donates to Hands for Hunger
Members of the Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) recently hosted a Food Drive during the month of February 2018, which was Insurance Month...
BIA donates to Hands for Hunger
BIA donates to Hands for Hunger
MEMBERS of the Bahamas Insurance Association recently hosted a food drive during the month of February, which was Insurance Month.The proceeds of the drive were donated to Hands for Hunger, the leading food collection agency in the Bahamas. Emmanuel
Salient Points made by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Philip Davis in his Budget 2023 Communication to Parliament, May 31, 2023
Projected Outturn for FY2022-2023: Public spending has remained on track, and is well within the budgeted amount.
Opposition warns businesses of tax pressure as PM pledges improved compliance and enforcement
Opposition warns businesses of tax pressure as PM pledges improved compliance and enforcement
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Official Opposition issued a warning yesterday, cautioning businesses to anticipate continued government pressure in tax collection. Free National Movement Leader Michael Pintard expressed those concerns following the budget communication, during which Prime Minister Philip Davis pledged no new taxes but emphasized improved tax compliance and enforcement. "The lev...
Fieldssupports govt's RPT clampdown
Fieldssupports govt's RPT clampdown
Director of the Downtown Nassau Partnership Ed Fields yesterday expressed support for the government's position with respect to clamping down on property tax delinquency.