ITA Press Releases
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
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.
