Introduction This note is intended as a brief guide to the exemption of certain categories of people engaged in employment in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) from the need to obtain a work permit. It is not intended to be a comprehensive guide on all aspects of...
In this guide, we examine property tax in the British Virgin Islands, including which types of property are subject to it, how it is calculated and when it is payable.
This legal guide examines the effect of the Stamps (Amendment) Act 2022 and how first time Belonger property owners in the BVI can benefit from a stamp duty exemption.
Overview of BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2022 The BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2022 (the Amendment Act) comes into force on 1 January 2023 (the effective date). The Amendment Act makes significant changes to the existing BVI Business Companies...
In this Legal Update we review the European Court of Justice's ruling on public registers of beneficial ownership.
In this legal update we examine the Global Forum's peer review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information 2022
This legal guide examines changes to the requirement for foreign based commercial recreational vessels to require a trade licence.
This legal guide examines the effect of the Stamps (Amendment) Act 2022 and how first time Belonger property owners in the BVI can benefit from a stamp duty exemption.
This legal guide examines recent awards made by the Labour Tribunal in relation to unfair dismissals in the context of summary dismissals and redundancies.
In this legal update we examine the changes to the economic substance regime introduced by the Economic Substance (Companies and Limited Partnerships) (Amendment) Act, 2021.