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– three operators recommended for 25% import tax exemptionSeveral taxi services, despite being given a December 31 deadline to comply with a number of standards introduced by government, are still to do so.This was disclosed yesterday by the Guyana Taxi Service Association (GTSA) as it handed over a number of letters recommending a partial import tax exemption for taxi services.Government last year had announced plans to regulate taxis, introducing measures that called for vehicles to be colour-coded in yellow and drivers to wear uniforms.Among some of incentives were waivers on road tax once the taxis were placed in yellow and a 25% tax exemption of vehicles being imported for taxi purposes.Yesterday,Mighty Oregon Oregon Jersey, GTSA handed over letters of recommendation, addressed to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA),Dave Dravecky Giants Jersey, that will allow at least three taxi services to apply to the agency for the 25% tax exemptions. It was pointed out that GRA has the final say in the process.According to GTSA President, Patrick Brassington and Executive Director, Sunil Persaud, although the association has some 40 taxi services already as members, many of them are still not compliant.“We are working and carrying out inspections and other checks to ensure that they comply,” Brassington disclosed shortly before the association handed over the letters to Sheriff Taxi Service and Satellite Cabs. Green Ice Taxi Service is also compliant, it was revealed.So far the going is slow with many of the taxi services not coming on board. There are no taxi services from Berbice that have joined in and there is an estimated 70 services alone in the city.However,Blank Mexico Jersey, according to Brassington, the majority of services that have joined up are not from the city,Prince Fielder Rangers Jersey, but from West Demerara and Linden.“We see now a number of them wanting to join up to take advantage of the concessions, but we are monitoring them.”Questioned about the measures in place to stop possible abuse of some drivers entering a taxi service just to benefit from the concessions, the officials assured that GTSA’s monitoring systems will pick up any deviations.Currently,Cheap Rutgers Scarlet Knights Jerseys, taxi services benefitting from the tax concessions have to submit timely reports on their vehicles. Any vehicle imported and benefitting from the concessions have to stay a minimum of five years in a service.To be eligible for a recommendation to GRA from the GTSA, the taxi service to which the vehicle will be attached must be a member of the association.“The taxi service must write GTSA recommending that the owner of the vehicle be approved for the partial tax exemption to import the vehicle. The recommendation letter from the taxi service must include the make, model and chassis number of the vehicle as well as the name of the owner, a copy of his/her ID and TIN,” Brassington explained.GTSA says that the processing time for an application is three days.For taxi services to become members of the GTSA, a copy of their business registration,Cheap Syracuse Orange Jerseys, identification and two passport size photographs must be submitted.Over the years, there have been complaints over the regulations of taxis. Many of the services also had private cars operating and there were accusations that passengers were being robbed by drivers.The measures had sought to bring some semblance of order to the taxi operations and make it more “tourism-friendly”.The officials did not rule out privately-owned taxis becoming members but they will have to comply with the requirements similar to the ones of taxi services.According to Brassington, meetings are scheduled with the Ministry of Home Affairs, where the issue of illegal taxis, particularly the ones that are in private, will be discussed.The officials of the association, which is currently housed at Patrick’s Taxi Service on Cowan Street, Kingston,Scott Hartnell Jersey, also pointed out that the body is currently the only legally registered one in the country.