The International Tax Authority (ITA) of the British Virgin Islands has today announced the issue of Version 2.0 of the Guidance Notes on the International Tax Compliance Requirements...

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") is one of the leading offshore investment funds jurisdictions, attracting investment managers and investors worldwide. BVI investment fund structures are well known...

The implementation of the FATCA Intergovernmental agreements signed by the BVI with the US and the UK has taken another step forward.

On 2 April 2024, the BVI International Tax Authority (ITA) published version four of its economic substance rules and explanatory notes (the Rules)...

The EU Council has listedAntigua and Barbuda, Belize and Seychelles as non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, while it removed the British Virgin Islands...

BVI is a British dependent overseas territory in the eastern Caribbean. A leading jurisdiction for the incorporation of joint venture and private equity vehicles...

The Council of the European Union ("EU") has announced that following a meeting of the EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council ("ECOFIN"), the British Virgin Islands...

A Double Tax Treaty between Cyprus and Iran will come into effect on 1 January 2018.

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") is home to over 416,000 active companies. This article considers the benefits of using a BVI company in financing transactions.

Whether one is an avid follower of the financial news or just simply the average individual who skims the printed media, it has been hard to ignore the rhetoric surrounding the global push for tax transparency.

The OECD Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (commonly known as the Common Reporting Standard or "CRS") is a global information exchange regime developed...

A recent change to the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Rules on Economic Substance ("ES Rules")1 serves as a reminder of the need to be familiar with the BVI International Tax Authority's...

The BVI has enacted legislation which allows for the implementation of its commitments under the Model 1B intergovernmental agreements with the United States and with the United Kingdom.

This publication provides a brief overview of the expected impact on entities incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.

This guide is intended to provide an overview of Investment Funds in the British Virgin Islands.

In your jurisdiction, what pre-entrpy estate and gift tax planning can be undertaken? There are no estate or gift taxes in the British Virgin Islands.

In your jurisdiction, what pre-entrpy estate and gift tax planning can be undertaken? There are no estate or gift taxes in the British Virgin Islands.

The British Virgin Islands continues to be a jurisdiction of choice for corporate vehicles entering into secured finance transactions, and remains a markedly creditor-friendly jurisdiction.