Jamaica Threshold Changes April 1st 2026

Jamaica Threshold Change Effective April 1st, 2026.

Dear Client,

Please note that following Jamaica’s 2025/2026 budget, an increase in the annual Personal Income Tax-Free Threshold has been announced for the next four years (2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028). Effective April 1st, 2026, the threshold has been updated from JMD $1,700,088 to JMD $1,902,360.

For additional information please consult the Technical Paper: Increase in Income Tax Threshold effective April 1, 2025 – December 31, 2028 below.

Technical Advisory

The update is available for deployment to your HRplus application. It is crucial that you notify our team promptly if you require testing of the update in the UAT (User Acceptance Test) environment before deploying it to the live site. Please send an email to helpdesk@hrplus.net with the request as soon as possible to ensure timely processing.

In addition to the update, you will be required to update the system codes below

1. System Code Reset: The system codes adjusted to facilitate the 2025-2026 threshold must be reset for April 2026. This ensures the system uses the proration amount from April this year.

Navigation: System configuration>>System codes

Code	Description	Amount
JMTANEW	JM TAX ALLOW NEW	1902360
JMTNWK	JM TAX NEW WEEKLY CYCLE	14
JMTNFN	JM TAX NEW FORTNIGHTLY CYCLE	8
JMTNBI	JM TAX NEW BIMONTHLY CYCLE	7
JMTNMN	JM TAX NEW MONTHLY CYCLE	4
JMTNQT	JM TAX NEW QUARTERLY CYCLE	2

Please ensure these adjustments are made to avoid discrepancies in your payroll calculations. If you require assistance, please submit a request to our help desk team.

Alternatively, if you are completing the changes independently, kindly notify us once they are done.

Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact us at helpdesk@hrplus.net.

If you require additional assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at helpdesk@hrplus.net.