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GRA compliance certificates in Guyana

Get your GRA compliance certificate for tenders, loans, and licences.

Reviewed by the Oma Solutions accounting team · Updated

GRA Compliance Certificate at Oma Solutions, Accounting & Finance

About the service

A GRA certificate of compliance shows that a person or company has filed its tax returns and paid its taxes, or agreed how to pay them. Contractors need one to bid for government tenders, and owners need one to sell, transfer, or lease land or property. Oma Solutions gets clients ready for it.

Most delays come from returns that were never filed. We check which returns GRA expects, prepare the outstanding ones from the books, help agree a payment arrangement where tax is owed, and prepare the application and documents for the GRA interview.

Ideal for

  • Contractors bidding for government tenders
  • Owners selling, transferring, or leasing land or property
  • Businesses asked for a compliance certificate by a lender or licensing body

How Oma Solutions helps you

We bring your returns up to date, prepare the application, and follow up with GRA until the certificate is issued.

  1. 1. We check the requirements

    We check what GRA expects for the certificate you need.

  2. 2. We file what is overdue

    We prepare and file any outstanding returns.

  3. 3. We prepare the application

    We prepare the application and documents.

  4. 4. We follow up until issued

    You attend the interview, and we follow up until it is issued.

What you get

  • A check of the returns GRA expects for the years that apply
  • Outstanding returns prepared and filed
  • The compliance application and supporting documents prepared
  • Follow-up with GRA until the certificate is issued or a query is answered

The benefits to your business

  • An application prepared correctly
  • Your GRA filings brought up to date
  • Know exactly what is outstanding
  • Bid for government contracts
  • Less time waiting on GRA

What GRA requires

  • All applicable returns filed, covering income tax, corporation tax, PAYE, VAT, and property tax, with the tax paid or a payment arrangement agreed.
  • For a tender certificate, GRA reviews the last three years. A land certificate needs a longer history, and it expires on the 30 April after it is issued.
  • Tender certificates: temporary for 3 months (G$1,000, issued once), standard for 1 year (G$2,500), and trusted trader for 3 years (G$5,000).
  • The application needs the completed form, ID or passport, TIN, and an authorisation from the head of the company when it is for a company.

Sources: GRA Tax Operations Policy 12, GRA forms

What we need from you

  • TIN and ID for the person or company
  • Copies of returns already filed, and payment receipts
  • Books or records for any year still to be filed
  • For land: the transport or title and the agreement of sale

How pricing works

Recurring work such as bookkeeping, payroll, and monthly returns is quoted as a fixed monthly fee, based on the number of transactions, bank accounts, and employees. One-off work such as a catch-up, a year-end, or an annual tax return is quoted as a fixed fee once we have seen the records. The quotation lists what is included before any work starts.

Questions

How long does a compliance certificate take?

GRA does not publish a standard time. If every return is filed and paid, it can be quick; if returns are missing, they have to be filed first. Start well before a tender closes.

What is a temporary tender compliance?

A three-month certificate GRA can issue once to a taxpayer who is not yet compliant, to allow time to file and pay. After that, a standard or trusted trader certificate is needed.

I owe tax. Can I still get a certificate?

Yes, if a payment arrangement is agreed with GRA. We help prepare the figures for that conversation.

Do tenders also ask for NIS compliance?

Often, yes. We can check your NIS contributions and schedules at the same time.

Get started with your GRA compliance certificate today!

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