Switzerland, US sign new FATCA agreement

03 July, 2024

The Swiss Federal Council has announced that it signed a new FATCA agreement with the United States at Bern on 27 June, 2024. Switzerland currently provides financial account data to the United States on a unilateral basis. In the future, it will

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US: Ten IGAs Join ‘In Substance’ FATCA

06 July, 2014

At the eleventh hour another ten jurisdictions joined in FATCA after fulfilling the terms of intergovernmental agreements (IGAs). According to US transitional FATCA rules, agreements come into substance before July 1 can be regarded as being in

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Switzerland-US: Exchange of notes to FATCA agreement

22 October, 2013

The Swiss parliament sanctions a changed Implementation Act on 27 September 2013, concerning the Switzerland and United States FATCA Agreement (2013) of 14 February 2013. The Swiss financial institutions have to impose FATCA which is effecting

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