News & Analysis as of

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act › Form W-8

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 2010 as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act). FATCA aims to improve compliance of U.S. taxpayers... more +
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 2010 as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act). FATCA aims to improve compliance of U.S. taxpayers by capturing tax revenue related to foreign assets and off-shore accounts.  less -
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on

• 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

Alston & Bird

Tax Court Flexes Its Debt-Equity Muscle on “Unrelated” Parties

Alston & Bird on

The Tax Court, in American Metallurgical Coal Co., TC Memo 2016-139, recently held that financing of a sale of partnership interests by a foreign seller to a U.S. buyer was not debt, but equity. The court found that the...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Upcoming FATCA Deadlines

Foley Hoag LLP on

As noted in the Foley Adviser dated April 14, 2016, there are several upcoming FATCA-related deadlines, two of which are right around the corner: ..June 30, 2016: Foreign Financial Institution Due Diligence for...more

Blank Rome LLP

FATCA Update: IRS Issues Guidance Regarding Electronic Transmission of Forms W-8 and Updates Information Reporting Guides

Blank Rome LLP on

The Internal Revenue Service has issued additional informal guidance regarding implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). First, the IRS published a new “Frequently Asked Question” on its website...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

After All the Preparation, It’s Finally Here: FATCA Becomes Effective July 1, 2014

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on

More than four years after Congress enacted the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-147, which added the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) provisions to the Internal Revenue Code, FATCA...more

BakerHostetler

Highlights of Recently Released FATCA Regulations

BakerHostetler on

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

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide