News Stories Tagged 'British Virgin Islands'
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Progress Being Made On Closing 'Harmful' Tax Regimes: OECD
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
25 July, 2019
The OECD has issued another update on jurisdictions' progress to amend their preferential tax regimes to remove harmful elements under the OECD base erosion and profit shifting Action Plan minimum standard on harmful tax regimes (Action 5).
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BVI Sets Deadlines For CbC, FATCA, CRS Filing Obligations
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
31 May, 2019
The British Virgin Islands has set out the deadlines for certain submissions required from financial institutions under the OECD's Common Reporting Standard, the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance, and the territory's country-by-country reporting framework.
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BVI Supporting Firms To Comply With Economic Substance Code
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
10 May, 2019
The British Virgin Islands financial services promotional agency BVI Finance has held educational sessions on the new draft Economic Substance Code in the BVI, London, and Hong Kong.
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Cayman Considering Legal Challenge To UK Beneficial Ownership Law
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
14 June, 2018
Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin met with lawyers in London on Monday to discuss the territory's constitutional relationship with the UK in light of UK legislation forcing the territory to set up a publicly accessible register on the beneficial ownership of legal entities.
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British OTs Must Introduce Public Beneficial Ownership Registers
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
04 June, 2018
The UK's 14 Overseas Territories must bring in publicly accessible registers concerning the beneficial ownership of legal entities or face having them imposed by the UK, following Royal Assent to the UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 on May 23, 2018.
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BVI Planning Challenge To UK's Beneficial Ownership Law
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
04 June, 2018
The Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Orlando Smith, says his Government has appointed legal counsel to advise on a potential challenge to the UK's move to force its Overseas Territories to set up publicly accessible registers containing information on the beneficial ownership of legal entities.
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UK Overseas Territories Hope To Derail Beneficial Ownership Plans
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
03 May, 2018
The British Overseas Territories have condemned a UK Government proposal to compel the jurisdictions to publicly disclose the beneficial ownership of legal entities established in their territories.
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BVI Warns Of Beneficial Ownership Penalties
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
17 April, 2018
The British Virgin Islands' financial services promotion agency, BVI House Asia, recently held a seminar in Hong Kong to highlight the impact of the territory's new probate rules.
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BVI Authority Issues FATCA And CRS Reminder
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
14 February, 2018
The British Virgin Islands' International Tax Authority has reminded the territory's financial institutions that May 31 is the deadline for filing 2017 reports under the US Financial Account Tax Compliance Act and the OECD's Common Reporting Standard.
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BVI Sets Up Tribunal To Mediate In Insurance Disputes
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
16 January, 2018
The British Virgin Islands' Government has announced the creation of a new insurance claims tribunal.
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