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BVI Deadline for Reporting Financial Account Information Announced

23 May 2019

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Approved Changes

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B Virgin Isl

The BVI International Tax Department announced that all Reporting Financial Institutions (FIs) other than Trustee Documented Trusts (TDTs) are required to complete their FATCA and Common Reporting Standard (CRS) filings by 31 May 2019. TDTs with reportable CRS accounts must comply with their reporting obligations for 2018 by 28 June 2019. The ITA notice reiterates that FIs with no CRS reportable accounts are still required to file a nil return. With respect to TDTs, the ITA provided for a transitory filing procedure pending the release of an update to the BVI's Financial Account Reporting System (FARS) which would allow registration...