Following the coming into force of the TIEA both Japan and the British Virgin Islands can exchange information in relation to tax matters within the framework of the TIEA.

The Government of the British Virgin Islands recently signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the Canadian Government.

As evidence of its continued commitment to transparency in the financial services industry and its compliance with international standards, the British Virgin Islands executed a much anticipated Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Canada on 21 May 2013.

This guide presents a consolidation of the British Virgin Islands Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax Matters) Act, 2003.

Analyse existing data to categorise entities, assessing tax issues and compliance burdens in the BVI.

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’ government entered into its twenty-fifth tax information exchange agreement with the Republic of Poland on 29 November 2013.

The US Internal Revenue Service made provision for Financial Institutions in jurisdictions that have already reached an "agreement in substance".

The BVI Government has signed a Model 1B Intergovernmental Agreement in relation to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Cyprus and India have signed a new double tax treaty which is expected to foster increased use of Cyprus as a gateway for investment both into and out of India.

The British Virgin Islands government entered into its twenty-sixth tax information exchange agreement with the Government of Japan on 18 June 2014.

The Canada-BVI Tax Information Exchange Agreement came into force on 11 March 2014.

After a three year standstill during which Cyprus was declared a 'notified' jurisdiction under the Indian tax code due to a perceived lack of information sharing...

The BVI Government has announced the conclusion of negotiations with the US on a Model 1 Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) under FATCA.

Russian thin capitalisation rules do not permit a tax deduction for excessive interest payments between related parties.

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

Currently pending ratification, the treaty between Cyprus and Barbados (the Treaty) was signed on the 3 May 2017 by Mr Euripides L Evriviades, the High Commissioner of Cyprus in the United Kingdom...

After ten years of negotiations, Luxembourg and Cyprus signed their first double-tax treaty on 8 May.

In this review of taxation and the British Virgin Islands, Conyers Corporate Counsel Nicholas Kuria discusses some of the most commonly misunderstood notions relating to the use of offshore jurisdictions, with a focus on the BVI.

In this article, Nicholas Kuria discusses some of the most glaringly misguided notions relating to the use of offshore jurisdictions, with a focus on the British Virgin Islands.