About the Regulatory Blog and our contributors
The Regulatory Blog is an informal and up to date news and information service of key regulatory developments in our jurisdictions: the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Anguilla, Bermuda, Cyprus, and Luxembourg. We intend to include the latest financial services, anti-money laundering, sanctions and related developments within our remit.
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Cayman Islands publishes the CRS lists for participating jurisdictions and reportable jurisdictions
On 24 April 2024, the Cayman Islands Department for International Tax Cooperation (DITC) announced the publication of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) lists of participating jurisdictions and reportable jurisdictions.
26 Apr 2024
Updates on Cayman Islands' CRS and FATCA reporting: Mandatory date of birth submission and 2023 reporting deadlines
In March 2024, the Cayman Islands' Department for International Tax Cooperation (DITC) issued a bulletin containing important updates regarding the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) reporting requirements.
15 Apr 2024
BVI ITA publishes its lists of CRS Participating Jurisdictions and Reportable Jurisdictions for 2024
On 5 February 2024, the BVI International Tax Authority published its updated Common Reporting Standards lists of Participating Jurisdictions and Reportable Jurisdictions for 2023. Both lists were gazetted on 8 February 2024.
04 Mar 2024
Cayman Islands introduces the Mandatory Disclosure Rules for CRS avoidance arrangements and opaque offshore structures
In January 2024, the Cayman Islands government published the responses to the 2nd round of consultations on the Mandatory Disclosure Rules for Common Reporting Standard avoidance arrangements and opaque offshore structures. The introduction of the MDRs is part of the Cayman Islands' commitment to adopting OECD-style Model Rules.
26 Feb 2024
Mandatory annual fee and reporting procedures for FATCA, CRS, and CbCr in the BVI
On 6 December 2023, The BVI International Tax Authority announced that the BVI Financial Accounting Reporting System payment portal will go live in January 2024 and entities subject to reporting obligations concerning the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Common Reporting Standards, and Country by Country Reporting under British Virgin Islands law are required to remit an annual fee of US$185.
14 Feb 2024
Cyprus and Cayman Islands among the 48 countries to implement the crypto-asset reporting framework
On 10 November 2023, the Cayman Islands and Cyprus have joined 46 other countries and territories in endorsing the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework action plan, by 2027.
18 Dec 2023
Cyprus updates its 2023 lists of CRS reportable and participating jurisdictions
The Cyprus Tax Department has renewed publication of the Common Reporting Standard lists of participating jurisdictions and reportable jurisdictions for 2023.
02 Oct 2023
Bermuda releases its 2023 lists of CRS Reportable and Participating Jurisdictions
The Bermuda Ministry of Finance has updated its Common Reporting Standard lists of Participating and Reportable Jurisdictions.
08 Sep 2023
Luxembourg lists of CRS Participating and Reportable Jurisdictions
In the context of 2023 reporting, the Luxembourg Tax Authority recently updated its Common Reporting Standard (CRS) lists of Participating and Reportable Jurisdictions.
27 Jul 2023