How the payment will be processed for the existing FI and new FI? For the exiting FI, what if the FI has no filing obligation that particular year, should it be charged? If so, by how?

All FIs in the BVIFARs portal have a reporting obligation. Whether they have reportable accounts or not. The Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax Matters) Act, Revised Edition 2023 requires all FIs to file a report. Those FIs that have no reportable accounts will have to complete a NIL filing. As such all RFIs registered in the

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Can you give more information on the BVIFARS payment portal? Will bulk payment of fees for multiple entities be available? Will the fee be charged for an entity registered and listed in the portal but in the midst of deactivation and pending for approval to deactivate? 

Yes, there will be a bulk payment functionality for multiple FIs. For entities that were in the portal awaiting deregistration, the fee will not apply if that deregistration application was made before the end of January, 2024. 

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For FI deactivation- Example- If the FI had reportable/ no reportable account previously. However, the entity is liquidated in 2022 with no reportable accounts but still not deregistered till 2023. Is TY2023 reporting required given that the entity is liquidated in 2022 or should we go ahead with the deactivation of the entity on the BVIFARS without filing TY2023 reporting.

The last applicable tax year of an entity that is liquidated in 2022 would be the TY ending in 2022. There is no need to file a report for 2023. You can proceed with the deregistration application once all reports have been made from registration of the entity until the last applicable tax year i.e.

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BVI Financial Account Reporting System

The International Tax Authority has created a web-based portal to provide a secure environment for BVI Financial Institutions to satisfy their obligations under the Agreement between the Government of the British Virgin Islands and the Government of the United States of America to Improve Tax Compliance via the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (US FATCA), the Agreement between the Government of the British Virgin Islands and the Government of the United Kingdom to Improve International Tax Compliance (UK CDOT) and the Arrangement under the Common Reporting Standards (CRS).

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