On June 27, 2024, Switzerland and the United States executed the Agreement between Switzerland and the United States of America to Improve International Tax Compliance and to Implement FATCA (New IGA), which will take effect...more
The terms FDAP (Fixed, Determinable Annual and Periodical Income) and ECI (Effectively Connected Income) are expansive terms. They are the backbone behind the tax withholding, and reporting requirements imposed on US Banks...more
On September 18, 2015, the IRS announced its intention to amend the U.S. FATCA regulations to extend the effectiveness of certain transitional rules, including...more
During the multi-year build-up to FATCA, the primary focus was on entity classification and registration, and less attention was paid to the compliance obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. entities affected by FATCA. Withholding...more
What Managers of U.S. and Non-U.S. Investment Funds Should Do Today - FATCA went into effect on July 1, 2014 and will be phased in through January 1, 2017. During that period, varying compliance deadlines apply to...more
Indictment demonstrates the strength of US law enforcement efforts to combat offshore fraud and is the first to charge a FATCA violation. On September 9, 2014, in US v. Robert Bandfield, et al., federal prosecutors in...more
In response to taxpayer concerns about the practicality of meeting certain FATCA compliance timeline dates, the IRS, in Notice 2013-43 issued today, has extended some of those dates and made certain conforming changes. ...more