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A U.S. citizen or resident alien (other than a bona fide resident of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)) with income from sources in the USVI or income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the USVI uses this form to figure the amount of U.S. tax allocable to the USVI.
You should pay any tax due to the Virgin Islands when you file your return with the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue. You receive credit for taxes paid to the Virgin Islands by including the amount on Form 8689, line 32, in the total on Form 1040, line 65.
Form 8689 is a tax form distributed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for use by U.S. citizens and resident aliens who earned income from sources in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) but are not bona fide residents. The U.S. Virgin Islands are considered an unincorporated territory of the United States.
To take the credit, you must complete Form 8689 and attach it to your Form 1040 or 1040-SR. Add line 41 and line 46 of Form 8689 and include the amount in the total on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, Total payments line. On the dotted line next to it, enter Form 8689 and the amount paid.
Taxes imposed on residents of the Virgin Islands include: Federal Income Tax (same as US mainland) Property Tax. Employers are required to remove social security, Medicare and income tax from employee pay.
The mailing address is 9601 Estate Thomas, St. Thomas, VI 00802.
The U.S. Virgin Islands uses a mirror system of taxation, also known as the Mirror Code, meaning that USVI taxpayers pay taxes to the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue ("BIR") generally to the same extent as U.S. taxpayers would under the Code to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Purpose of Form Use Form 8898 to notify the IRS that you became or ceased to be a bona fide resident of a U.S. possession in accordance with section 937(c). See Bona Fide Residence, later.
Where to file. You must file identical tax returns with the United States and the USVI. If you are not enclosing a check or money order, file your original tax return (including Form 8689) with the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Center, Austin, TX 73301-0215 USA.
Under Reg. 1.937-1(c)(1), an individual taxpayer must be physically located in the Virgin Islands for at least 183 days during the tax year. So long as an individual is physically present in the Virgin Islands at any time during the day, for any amount of time, the day will count for purposes of the presence test.