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Fox Rothschild LLP

FATCA Update: FFI Agreement Renewal Function Now Available

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The Internal Revenue Service announced today that its FATCA FFI Registration system has been updated to allow foreign financial institutions to renew their FFI agreement with the IRS. Those financial institutions that are...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Traps for the Unwary: Are Financial Institution receiving adequate FATCA consulting and training?

FATCA is Chapter 4 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). It conscripts Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) to act as reporting and withholding agents for the U.S. Government. To enforce its conscription, it contains a...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Foreign Banks and Bankers Face New Risks From Swiss Bank Amnesty

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The first non-prosecution agreement signals expanded US tax enforcement opportunities at home and abroad. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the first non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with BSI, SA, (BSI)...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Extends Implementation of Certain FATCA Provisions, Eliminates 2013 Reporting

On July 12, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2013-43, which extended the implementation of certain provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) by six months and eliminated reporting on...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FATCA Implementation Further Delayed Until July 1, 2014, FFIs Should Finalize Registrations by April 25, 2014

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2013-43 (available here), which delays by six months certain of the timelines during which withholding agents and foreign financial institutions (FFIs) will be required to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - July 15, 2013

In This Issue: Financial Industry Developments; Rating Agency Developments; RMBS and Other Securities Litigation; and, European Financial Industry Developments. ...more

Morgan Lewis

Treasury Revises FATCA Implementation Timeline

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IRS notice postpones FATCA withholding by six months and revises other key deadlines. ...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FATCA Deadlines Extended

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On July 12, 2013, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2013-43 (Notice) which extends certain key deadlines for implementing FATCA, and provides guidance regarding the effect of these deadlines on FATCA...more

Troutman Pepper

FATCA Withholding And Reporting Deferred For Six Months

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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

BakerHostetler

Highlights of Recently Released FATCA Regulations

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On January 17, the Internal Revenue Service issued long-awaited final regulations (the Final Regulations) for implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) (the Final Regulations are contained in T.D. 9610). For...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FATCA Regulations Are Finalized

On January 18, the Treasury Department issued final regulations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The final regulations incorporate the FATCA guidance that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued...more

K&L Gates LLP

FATCA Regulations Finally Arrive: A First Look

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On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Treasury Department (“U.S. Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released long-awaited final regulations on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”). The final regulations...more

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