Madam Speaker, after fully analyzing the nature, scope and contents of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the United Kingdom’s version of the same (referred to as “the UK FATCA”), I am pleased to announce that the Government of the Virgin Islands has decided that in concert with concluding negotiations leading to an Agreement with respect to the UK FATCA as a matter of prior

Madame Speaker, in previous meetings of this honourable house I indicated that I would give regular updates on the status of our negotiations with the United States on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act or FATCA as it is commonly referred to.

Earlier this week, Member of the House Assembly of the Virgin Islands, Hon. Julian Fraser, issued a statement on matters largely concerning the US Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (commonly known as “FATCA”).