US-Israel FATCA agreement details

08 July, 2014

The US Treasury Department has published the official text of the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the United States and Israel that was signed on June 30, 2014 for implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The

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India: With US reached an “agreement in substance” Status of Model 1 IGA under FATCA 

07 July, 2014

India and the United States reached an “agreement in substance" for a Model 1 intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for purposes of implementing the FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) regime. The Reserve Bank of India declared in 30 June

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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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US: FATCA comes into force

03 July, 2014

The United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) came into force on July 1 to prevent institutions hiding money on their clients' behalf. FATCA legislation, signed into law in 2010, requires foreign banks to hand over data on clients to

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Singapore: The 5th negotiations for the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) held in Singapore

03 July, 2014

Recently, the fifth round of negotiations for the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its free trade agreement (FTA) was held in Singapore from June 21 to 27.

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Slovenia -United States ratified FATCA agreement 2014 by Slovenia

03 July, 2014

The Slovenia - United States FATCA Agreement (2014) has been signed on 2 June 2014. Slovenia also approved the Agreement on 19 June 2014 which has been published in the Official Gazette No. 8/14 of 30 June 2014. The approval law becomes effective

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China: FATCA Pact with US

02 July, 2014

China has reached an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the U.S. on cooperation with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. In Accordance with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), China will

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Israel and US FATCA agreement signed

02 July, 2014

The Israel - United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Agreement (2014) was signed on June 30, 2014. Further details of the agreement will be reported

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Canada: Guidance of FATCA clarifies IGA reporting obligations

30 June, 2014

The guidance confirms that Canadian entities could be subject to the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which takes effect from July 1, 2014 and will be interested in the CRA’s new guidance on Canada’s intergovernmental agreement

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New Zealand and United States signs FATCA IGA to share tax information

29 June, 2014

On 12 June, New Zealand signed an intergovernmental agreement with U.S to improve international tax compliance and to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.  According to the IGA, New Zealand financial institutions will disclose account

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FATCA agreement between US and Latvia signed

29 June, 2014

Latvia and the United States signed a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Agreement, on June 27, 2014. Under the agreement, Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) in Latvia will report the information required under FATCA about U.S. accounts

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Russian Parliament adopts Law to permit FATCA Disclosures

25 June, 2014

The Russian parliament has allowed a bill to permit financial institutions to observe with the United States’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). US Congress has passed FATCA in 2010, which will be effective on July 1, 2014 and it is

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Russian banks help IRS after new FATCA law passed

22 June, 2014

The State passes legislation allowing Russian banks to pass information on their U.S. clients to the IRS, as demanded by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). FATCA will come into force on July 1, 2014, and by this time the law that

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UAE and US Signed Provisional FATCA Agreement

12 June, 2014

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and US signed an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) of United States. The US congress enacted FATCA in 2010, taking effect on July 1, 2014, desire to ensure

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South Africa and US signed IGA

12 June, 2014

The Government of US and South Africa signed an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) on June 9, 2014. The provision of reciprocal exchange of information includes in the agreement, where financial institutions in South Africa require report

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Switzerland: Approved Law To Maintain FATCA

11 June, 2014

The Federal Council of Switzerland has determined to bring together the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Act and the regulation of disclosure obligations, which came into effect on 30 June of 2014. The Swiss parliament approved the FATCA

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South Africa and United States signed agreement to share tax information

09 June, 2014

U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Mr Patrick H. Gaspard and South African Minister of Finance, Mr Nhlanhla Nene signed an intergovernmental agreement, on June 9, 2014, to improve international tax compliance and to implement the Foreign Account Tax

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Switzerland and United States FATCA agreement enters into force

06 June, 2014

The Federal Council decided, on June 6, 2014, that the FATCA agreement between Switzerland and the United States came into force on June 2, 2014. This agreement was approved by the parliament in September 2013. The FATCA execution in Switzerland is

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