Notices

Tortola, BVI – 22 January, 2025 PHISHING SCAM Please be advised that we have identified a phishing scam involving at least one email address impersonating to be from the International Tax Authority (ITA). The suspicious emails come from addresses that end with .vg.co. These emails may appear to be legitimate but are not authorized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Invitation to Stakeholder Meeting: BOSSs to VIRRGIN Transition Hosted by the International Tax Authority Tortola, BVI – 19 December 2025 The International Tax Authority (ITA) invites all Registered Agents to attend a stakeholder’s meeting to discuss the upcoming transition from BOSSs to VIRRGIN, hosted under the theme Let’s Talk Transition: BOSSs

The International Tax Authority (“ITA”) is updating Registered Agents (“RAs”) on the finalized dates concerning the transition of the Economic Substance (“ES”) filing requirements from the Beneficial Ownership Secure Search system (“BOSSs”) to the Virtual Integrated Registry Regulatory General Information Network (“VIRRGIN”). Please ensure that outstanding filings, reopened declarations, or section 11 Notice requests

The International Tax Authority (“ITA”) is notifying Registered Agents (“RAs”) of the transition of the Economic Substance (“ES”) filing requirements from the Beneficial Ownership Secure Search System (“BOSSs”) to the Virtual Integrated Registry Regulatory General Information Network (“VIRRGIN”). We are in the final stages of ensuring that the new VIRRGIN ES portal is available for

The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (“OECD”) has completed amendment to the Common Reporting Standards (“CRS”). The CRS law was implemented in the Virgin Islands in 2015 with the effective date being 1st January, 2016. The Virgin Islands, as an early adopted, exchanged financial account information under CRS in September 2017. The new

The British Virgin Islands International Tax Authority (BVIITA) is informing users of the BVI Financial Account Reporting Systems (BVIFARS) of the following: ISSUES WITH MAKING PAYMENTS VIA CREDIT CARDS Users of the BVIFars portal who are currently experiencing difficulties making bulk payments via credit card or are unable to complete the payment transaction using

Dear Users, We’re pleased to inform you that payment functionality on the BVIFars portal has been fully restored. You may now proceed with transactions as usual. We appreciate your patience during the recent interruption and thank you for your continued support. If you encounter any issues, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@bviita.vg.

Dear Users, The BVIFars portal is currently unable to accept payments due to a technical issue. Our team is actively working to resolve the problem and restore payment functionality as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding during this time. Further updates will be

The International Tax Authority is pleased to announce that as part of ongoing efforts to improve user experience and expand accessibility, secondary users are now able to make payments on the BVIFARS portal.Previously, only primary users were authorized to initiate transactions. With this new enhancement, secondary users can now access and complete payment filings securely

Exciting news from the International Tax Authority! The BVIFars payment portal is now Live and ready for use. As a reminder, all relevant entities with reporting obligations under FATCA, CRS, and CbCr are required to enrol in the BVIFars portal to fulfill their reporting obligations. Each enrolled entity is required to pay an annual