Jamaica - Obtain Clearance Letter (TCC) from National Housing Trust (NHT)

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Procedure

How to Apply

1. To apply for the NHT clearance letter, you should visit the National Housing Trust (NHT) office in your location. You can view the NHT contact details via this link: Link
2. Before you visit the NHT for your application, prepare all the required documents supporting documents.
3. Once you have obtained all the documents, go to the NHT office near you, at the reception request to speak with a compliance officer regarding an application for the NHT clearance letter.
4. Make your way to the compliance officer’s office and ask the officer to process for you the clearance letter.
5. Submit all the required documents to the officer for verification
6. The compliance officer will verify the provided document and compare them with the date in their NHT system.
7. If the compliance officer is satisfied with the verification, the officer will process and issue a clearance letter.

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Required Documents

New employers will need to submit the following -

• Completed Employer Customer Information File (CIF) Form for registration
• Certificate of Incorporation
• Articles of Incorporation (which has replaced the Memorandum of Association and the Articles of Association since January 2005)
• Clearance Letter from the NIS Office
• TRN slip

Returning employers will need to submit the following -

• Outstanding Annual Return (if any)

Employed persons

• TRN Card
• NIS Card
• Last three pay slips or current job letter
• Valid Identification (Driver's license, National/Voter's ID, Passport)
• Purpose of clearance (E.g. Documents for whatever is being imported or Contract/Tender information)
• Where the NIS card is not available, if pay slips carry this number we will use in lieu. The NIS Clearance Letter can also be used.
• Where the TRN card is not available, if a Driver’s license is presented, we will use in lieu.

Office Locations & Contacts

National Housing Trust
Corporate Office,
4 Park Boulevard,
Kingston 5
Jamaica W.I.
Tel :(876)929-6500 ,
(876)960-4013-23,
(876)929-6627-34

Toll Free numbers:
(for local callers only)
(1-888)-CALL NHT
(1-888)225-5648
(1-888)991-21857
(1-888)991-4249
Email: [email protected]
website: Link
Contact information and NHT branches: Link

Eligibility

• Companies and individual who require the clearance letter
  

Fees

• Free
  

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

• Within one day
  

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Instructions

• A Clearance Letter is a document that is issued to a company or an individual by the NHT to verify and declare the status of that contributor's contribution payments, Annual Returns submissions and arrears (if any).  It is a pre-requisite for obtaining a Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC) from the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ).

Required Information

• Names
• Address
• Contacts
• Reasons for applying

Need for the Document

• This letter verifies and declares the status of your contribution payments, Annual returns submissions and arrears (if any) and it is a mandatory requirement when you are applying for the Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC)

Information which might help

• A TCC is a document that is issued as proof that payments of tax liabilities and wage-related statutory deductions are up-to-date.  It is usually needed for obtaining certain licenses, citizenship, work permits, security firm registration, tendering for certain contracts and for importation.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• NHT: Link

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