TAX ADMINISTRATION SINT MAARTEN

On this page you will find information about the Tax Department structure, along with the tasks of the Tax Administration and how revenues from taxes are used.

The Sint Maarten Tax Administration
is an executing agency within the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Sint Maarten.

In a general sense, the Tax Administration is responsible for levying and collecting taxes. This means that on one hand, we ensure that all taxes arising from the law are levied and, on the other hand, that they are paid.

The mission/vision
is: ‘We want to levy and collect taxes efficiently by/and maximizing compliance in a fair and transparent manner, enhance the tax data base & providing excellent customer service changing into a more modernized tax administration.’

The Tax Administration consists of the three departments and a section which supports these departments.

The three departments are:

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Project Modernization

In 2022 the Tax Administration started a reform process to become a more modern, efficient and customer friendly Tax Administration for Sint Maarten. With the help of Dutch fundings within the country packages, the Tax Administration started with eliminating backlogs. As a part of these first important steps to modernize, a project team was formed and started to work on cleansing the database of the Tax Administration. The same team also looked for unregistered businesses. A next big step has been taken by publishing a public tender on May 17th 2023, to replace the current outdated IT-system of the Tax Administration with a modern portal and new IT.

Next steps will be taken including change management:

Essential elements of change management within the Tax Administration:

  • Optimize the organization structure and make mandates.
  • Adjust function book.
  • Improve workflow management and streamline operations.
  • Analyse and determine housing needs.
  • Claim timely structural budget.

Build the Workforce and Workplace of the Future

  • Support employees, both in terms of the tools they use, the workspace they require and the training they need to match business needs.
  • Effective talent management and knowledge transfer.
  • Modernize leadership styles.
  • Effective training and recruitment.

The planned timeframe is to complete this modernization for the most part in 2025. A transformation team led by a program manager manages the transformation.