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Unveiling Tax Realities: Debunking Myths about the British Virgin Islands

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In this review of taxation and the British Virgin Islands, Conyers Corporate Counsel Nicholas Kuria discusses some of the most commonly misunderstood notions relating to the use of offshore jurisdictions, with a focus on the...more

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UK Spearheads Global Commitment to the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework

The Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (“CARF”), is the OECD’s flagship tax transparency standard to help combat criminal activity using crypto-assets to evade taxation. The key aspects of the CARF were covered in the article...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Government Finalises Mandatory Disclosure Rules

The UK Government has published the final version of regulations on 17 January 2023 that will give effect to the UK’s mandatory disclosure rules (“UK MDR”). The International Tax Enforcement (Disclosable Arrangements)...more

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Recent Regulatory Developments Affecting BVI Mutual Funds and Private Investment Funds

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Requirement to appoint a Money Laundering Reporting Officer (“MLRO”) - Under the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (Revised Edition 2020), as amended by the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations, 2022, and the...more

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Update: OECD Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework

On 10 October 2022, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) published the final guidance on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (“CARF”) and a set of amendments to the Common Reporting Standard...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Global Developments in the Taxation and Reporting of Digital Assets

Just 10 years ago, only your millennial, techie cousin had ever heard of, let alone purchased, any cryptocurrency. Fast forward to 2021, and the volume of cryptocurrency transactions has grown to $15.8 trillion....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

OECD Cryptoasset Reporting Framework

On 22 March 2022, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) published a public consultation document proposing new and amended reporting requirements with respect to cryptoassets and electronic-money...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Cómo las administraciones tributarias pueden monitorear la capacitación en cumplimiento de FATCA y CRS de las IF

Un nuevo informe de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) dice que las administraciones tributarias pueden evaluar el cumplimiento de FATCA y CRS de las instituciones financieras al monitorear...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Cómo las Administraciones Tributarias Manejan el Incumplimiento de FATCA, CRS

Las administraciones tributarias pueden utilizar una combinación de medidas de detección, preventivas y correctivas para evaluar y tratar Ley de Cumplimiento Tributario de Cuentas Extranjeras (FATCA) y el incumplimiento del...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Cómo asegurar la colaboración de las partes interesadas en FATCA y CRS

Las partes interesadas en la Ley de Cumplimiento Tributario de Cuentas Extranjeras (FATCA) y el Estándar Común de Reporte (CRS) son clave para los esfuerzos exitosos de implementación, cumplimiento y mantenimiento de las...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Preguntas que las IF deberían hacer a los Proveedores de Servicios Externos de FATCA y CRS

Guía de la OCDE ofrece a las instituciones financieras asesoramiento sobre la contratación de organizaciones de servicios externos para gestionar el cumplimiento....more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Questions FIs Should Ask External FATCA and CRS Service Providers

OECD Guide Offers Financial Institutions Advice on Hiring External Service Organizations to Handle Compliance - While financial institutions (FIs) have final responsibility for compliance with the Foreign Account Tax...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

How to Ensure FATCA and CRS Stakeholder Collaboration

OECD Report suggests compliance regime elements for FIs and Stakeholders - Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standards (CRS) stakeholders are key to financial institutions’ (FIs) successful...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

How Tax Administrations Handle FATCA, CRS Non-Compliance

Tax administrations can use a combination of detective, preventative and corrective measures to assess and treat Foreign Account Tax Compliance (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS) non-compliance, according to the...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

How Tax Administrations Can Monitor FIs’ FATCA and CRS Compliance Training

Governance and Implementation Compliance Hallmarks for FIs - A new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says that tax administrations can assess financial institutions’ FATCA and CRS...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.K. Government’s Brexit U-Turn on DAC6

In light of Brexit, the U.K. government has made the unexpected announcement that it will limit DAC6 (Directive 2018/822) reporting in the U.K. to matters involving arrangements with the effect of concealing the ultimate...more

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Narrowing of UK intermediaries’ DAC 6 reporting requirements

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On 30 December, the UK government laid regulations that will significantly reduce the type of cross-border arrangement that will need to be reported by UK intermediaries under the so-called DAC 6 rules on 31 January 2021 and...more

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United States “Beats” Switzerland as a Perceived Global Haven for Money Laundering and Tax Evasion

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The Cayman Islands Receive “Top Honors.”  But, Global Financial Transparency is Reportedly Improving in General - The United States has overtaken Switzerland as a financial secrecy haven, according to the latest rankings –...more

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Automatic Exchange Of Information Leads To Deposit Drops At International Financial Centers

On June 7, 2019, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a Memo which is a “summary of ongoing work to assess the impact of increasing tax transparency and exchange of information (EOI) on...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Four LATAM Countries will work as a TEAM to TACKLE TAX EVASION, Corruption and Other Financial Crimes

The Global Forum and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) oversee the internationally agreed standards of tax transparency and exchange of information via the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). ...more

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IRS Issues Proposed FATCA Regulations

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On December 13, 2018, U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that would amend the current regulations relating to the Foreign Account Tax...more

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U.S. Withholding Tax and Reporting Action Items for Investment Funds and Asset Managers (Fall 2018)

• Foreign Investor Forms W-8: An update of Forms W-8 on file for non-U.S. investors is generally recommended by December 31, 2018 to ensure that a date of birth (DOB) and non-U.S. taxpayer identification number (Foreign TIN)...more

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The OECD Issues an Updated CRS Implementation Handbook

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The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (the “OECD”) has published version 2.0 of its Common Reporting Standard (the “CRS”) Implementation Handbook (the “Handbook”)....more

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Common Reporting Standard (CRS) Reporting Avoidance Game Is Over

The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is a reality for over one hundred Jurisdictions during 2018. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has stated that there are potential and perceived loopholes...more

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UK Tax Round Up - December 2017

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Finance (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 - The first version of the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 was published on 1 December 2017. The majority of the Bill's content had been previously announced at the Autumn 2017 Budget (see...more

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