BIR Offers Taxpayer Assistance Program

Joel Lee, CPA, Director of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue announces the reinstatement of the taxpayer assistance program. The Bureau’s audit staff will help taxpayers with the filing of their 2024 income tax returns. This year, the program will be done in conjunction with the University of the Virgin Islands accounting department. This is a free service offered to taxpayers who are filing simple tax returns with the Bureau. 

The Volunteer Taxpayer Assistance Program will start on all three islands on Saturday, Feb. 22 and will run until April 12. 

Assistance will be provided on a first come first serve basis. The due date to file tax returns is April 15.

On St. Thomas, the program will be at the Bureau’s office at 6115 Estate Smith Bay, in Red Hook, across the street from the Red Hook dock from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be no taxpayer assistance on St. Thomas on March 15th and March 29.

On St. Croix, the program will be held at the Bureau’s office at 4008 Estate Diamond from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be no taxpayer assistance on St. Croix on March 1st and March 15.

On St. John, the program will be held at the Bureau’s office at Enighed Pond on Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.