ITA Notices
International Tax Authority British Virgin Islands Tortola, BVI – 16 October, 2026 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO REPORTING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Mandatory Adoption of CRS XML Schema 3.0 from 1 January 2027 The International Tax Authority (ITA) advises all Reporting Financial Institutions (RFIs) registered on the British Virgin Islands Financial Account Reporting System (BVIFARS) Portal that,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEMPORARY ACCESS TO VIRRGIN LITE FOR ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE FILINGS Tortola, BVI – 15 JULY 2026 The International Tax Authority (ITA) advises Registered Agents (RAs) that VIRRGIN Lite is now accessible to facilitate the filing of Economic Substance (ES) declarations for the June 2025 and December 2025 financial periods. VIRRGIN Lite will
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPDATE ON VIRRGIN ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE PLATFORM Tortola, BVI – 13 JULY 2026 Economic Substance Bulk Filing Update In our communication dated 19 May 2026, the International Tax Authority (“ITA”) advised that it was working with the developers to resolve technical and system errors affecting the submission of declarations. We are pleased
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INCORRECT FINANCIAL PERIODS IN VIRRGIN ES Tortola, BVI – 15 June, 2026 The International Tax Authority (ITA) is informing all Registered Agents that it is aware of issues related to previously approved financial period changes during the transition from Boss(es) to VIRRGIN ES platform. These concerns include incorrect financial periods being
The International Tax Authority ("ITA") is providing an update to the Industry following the transition to the Virtual Integrated Registry Regulatory General Information Network ("VIRRGIN"). System users continue to experience various technical and system errors that are affecting the submission of declarations and financial period alterations. The most recent errors relate specifically to bulk
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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
