Technical Difficulties
The International Tax Authority (“ITA”) is informing all users of the BVI Financial Account Reporting System, (“BVIFARS”), that it is aware
Fee Implementation Update
Almost there! Fee Implementation UpdateIt’s been a while since we announced the new annual fee for Financial Institutions (FI’s) enrolled in the
Tax Identification Number (TIN) Update
On December 30th, 2022, the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-11 (the “2023 Notice”) for foreign financial institutions (“FFI”)
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
Fees Coming Soon
The International Tax Authority is informing all relevant entities who are required to report under the Common Reporting Standards (CRS), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCr), that in the near future, the International Tax Authority intends to introduce in reference to each entity enrolled in the BVIFARS Portal an
BVIFARS Onfline
The International Tax Authority (the “ITA”) wishes to inform all Virgin Islands Financial Institutions (“VIFI”’s) and Constituent Entities that the British Virgin Islands Financial Account Reporting system (“BVIFARs”) is currently online. We sincerely apologized for any inconvenience caused during the period when the portal was offline. For further information, questions or concerns
BVIFARS Offline
The International Tax Authority (the “ITA”) wishes to inform all Virgin Islands Financial Institutions (“VIFI”’s) and Constituent Entities that the British Virgin Islands Financial Account Reporting system (“BVIFARs”) is currently offline. We are cognizant of filing deadlines such as correction that must be made and as such, this will be considered when