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The BVI FARS Payment Portal Will Be Going Live Soon!!!

December 6th, 2023|

The International Tax Authority is pleased to announce that the BVIFars payment portal will Go Live in January 2024!!! As a reminder, all relevant entities with reporting obligations are required to enroll in the BVIFars portal to satisfy their respective obligations in relation to FATCA, CRS, and CbCr. When is the annual

Local Filings

October 31st, 2023|

The International Tax Authority (“ITA”) is informing the public that under the International Tax Authority (Amendment) Act, 2023 (“ITA Act”) local companies can now make an application of exclusion directly to the ITA. Under the ITA Act:  “local company” means any company or limited partnership who is resident for tax purposes in

Technical Difficulties

June 1st, 2023|

The International Tax Authority (“ITA”) is informing all users of the BVI Financial Account Reporting System, (“BVIFARS”), that it is aware of the technical difficulties being experienced while attempting to file. Our IT Team is diligently working to resolve this matter with the hopes of the portal being fully functional next week.

Fee Implementation Update

May 24th, 2023|

Almost there! Fee Implementation UpdateIt’s been a while since we announced the new annual fee for Financial Institutions (FI’s) enrolled in the BVI Fars portal, however, we’re still on track for 2023.Once the portal goes live, we will provide details about the process and options available for making payments.For those FI’s already enrolled

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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BVI and US FATCA – Competent Authority Agreement BVI and UK CDOT – Competent Authority Agreement BVI and Guernsey – Competent Authority Agreement BVI and Isle of Man – Competent Authority Agreement CRS Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement

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