Incorrect Financial Periods in VIRRGIN ES (2026-06-17)

Summary

This is a notice from the BVI International Tax Authority (ITA) alerting Registered Agents to a technical problem with the VIRRGIN ES portal following its transition from the BOSS system. Previously approved financial period changes are being displayed incorrectly when Registered Agents attempt to make Economic Substance (ES) filings.

• Scope of issue: Affects financial period alteration requests that were approved by the ITA before 22 December 2025 (the notice later also references 22 December 2026 for the same cut off, so the exact boundary date should be confirmed with the ITA), where incorrect dates now appear in VIRRGIN ES.
• Action requested: Registered Agents are asked to send the final spreadsheet previously received from the ITA showing the correct financial periods, excluding any entities that have already had a new financial period alteration requested and approved directly in VIRRGIN.
• Required content: For each entity, the spreadsheet should include the company number and the correct current financial period, formatted with explicit Financial Period Start Date and Financial Period End Date.
• Submission channel and deadline: Spreadsheets should be emailed to compliancerequest@bviita.vg by 19 June 2026 if not already submitted.

The ITA states it is working to update the affected records within the VIRRGIN ES portal itself to avoid requiring Registered Agents to reapply for previously approved financial periods, and apologises for the inconvenience.

Key obligations

• Registered Agents must submit (if not already done) a copy of the final financial period spreadsheet previously received from the ITA, excluding entities with an already approved new alteration in VIRRGIN, to compliancerequest@bviita.vg by 19 June 2026.
• The spreadsheet must include, for each entity, the company number and the correct current financial period in the format Financial Period Start Date and Financial Period End Date.

Applies to

Registered Agents, BVI entities subject to Economic Substance filing requirements

Deadlines

• 19 June 2026: Deadline for Registered Agents to submit spreadsheets of correct financial period data to compliancerequest@bviita.vg.
• before 22 December 2025: Cut off referenced for financial period alteration requests approved by the ITA that may show incorrect dates in VIRRGIN ES.
• before 22 December 2026: A later reference in the same notice restates the cut off for approved alteration requests affected by incorrect dates, creating an inconsistency with the earlier stated 22 December 2025 date.