About ClearFile

Tax compliance,
made local.

ClearFile exists because Bahamian businesses deserve software built around their tax law — not a generic accounting tool with The Bahamas as an afterthought.


The story

Most accounting software wasn't built for The Bahamas. Generic tools treat our VAT system as an edge case — bolted on by configuration, never understood by design.

That gap shows up at the worst times. The April 2025 reduced-rate additions for food, diapers, hygiene products, and medications. The zero-rated–versus-exempt distinction that determines whether your input VAT is recoverable. The 21st-of-the-month deadline that doesn't move for any reason.

ClearFile is built around those rules from the first line of code. Every rate, threshold, and penalty figure lives in a versioned database — not hardcoded — so when the law changes, the platform changes with it. And every classification decision you make is logged, with reason and rules-version reference, so your records hold up to any review.


What we believe

Three principles.

  • We prepare. You file.

    ClearFile makes sure your numbers are right and your return is OTAS-ready. The actual submission stays in your hands — we are not, and will never be, a filing agent.

  • Local first, global never.

    Built for Bahamian businesses. We won't dilute the product chasing 'multi-jurisdiction' features. The whole point is that this works specifically for here.

  • Audit-grade by default.

    Every override, every recalculation, every category change is logged immutably. If anyone ever asks how you arrived at a number, the record is complete.

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