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Internal Revenue Bureau asks $14.06M for FY2026 as collections climb; refunds and staffing remain key issues
Summary
BIR Director Joel Ailey presented a $14.06 million FY2026 budget request, reported rising collections in FY2025, growing online filing use, and a backlog of refunds and staffing vacancies that agency leaders said they are working to resolve.
Joel Ailey, director of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue, told the Budget Committee on June 10 that the bureau’s FY2026 operating request is $14,060,535, fully funded from the general fund. The bureau said personnel costs dominate the request — about 81 percent — and that it plans to fund 133 positions across the territory (89 on St. Thomas, 43 on St. Croix, one on St. John), with 21 vacancies reported.
Ailey reported year‑to‑date revenue collections increases: total collections for FY2024 were $787 million (about $721.7M to the general fund and $66M to special…
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