The BVI FARS Payment Portal Will Be Going Live Soon!!!
The International Tax Authority is pleased to announce that the BVIFars payment portal will Go Live in January 2024!!! As a
Local Filings
The International Tax Authority (“ITA”) is informing the public that under the International Tax Authority (Amendment) Act, 2023 (“ITA Act”) local
Technical Difficulties
The International Tax Authority (“ITA”) is informing all users of the BVI Financial Account Reporting System, (“BVIFARS”), that it is aware
Reminder to all Virgin Islands Financial Institutions (VIFI)
The International Tax Authority would like to remind all Virgin Islands Financial Institutions (VIFI) of the following: “Section 28(2)(c) of the MLA requires a VIFI to provide the name, address etc. of their principal point of contact for all purposes of compliance with the standard. This person is identified as the “Primary
ITA Act Amendment and MLA Amendment
The International Tax Authority (ITA) is pleased to announce the amendments entitled:1) The Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax Matters) (Amendment) Act, 2022; and2) The International Tax Authority (Amendment) Act, 2022.All persons subject to the provisions of these amendments are asked to take action and ensure that they are in compliance with the amendments.Persons will
Portal Online -New Tin Update to BVIFARs Live
The ITA wishes to inform FI’s that the BVIFARs portal updates have been completed with respect to the “ISSUED BY” option in special circumstances where a TIN is not available. FI’s with FATCA reporting obligations can now access the Portal and report accounts for an account holder that is not assigned a TIN,
Tax Identification Number (TIN) Update
Tax Identification Number (TIN) Update The International Tax Authority (ITA) wishes to remind all Financial Institutions (FI’s) that mandatory TIN information in filings was implemented for 2020 reporting year and onwards. If a FI made a filing without a TIN, but rather, inserted any one of the IRS acceptable sequential codes such as