Turkey enlisted as having FATCA in effect
Turkey has reached an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the United States to execute the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and has agreed to be listed on the website of the US Treasury Department as a jurisdiction that is supported as
See MoreUS: Taxpayers Giving Up US Passports As FATCA Approaches
The FATCA may be causing some taxpayers to give up their US citizenship. According to statistics issued by the US Treasury Department statistics and included in the Federal Register, more than one thousand United States taxpayers relinquished their
See MoreHong Kong: FATCA Agreement Nears Conclusion
Hong Kong and the United States are nearing a conclusion to negotiations for an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) to pave the way for Hong Kong financial institutions to comply with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The FATCA is due
See MoreSingapore- US: Reach FATCA Agreement
The US and Singapore have completed their negotiations in respect of an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to allow institutions in Singapore to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The FATCA requires the IRS to
See MorePakistan Warns Banks to Register For FATCA
The State Bank of Pakistan has issued advice to financial institutions to ensure that they register with the US IRS in respect of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). They have given this advice because the intergovernmental agreement
See MoreUS May Close Door on Russian FATCA IGA Talks
Talks with Russia on an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) in connection with the FATCA legislation have been suspended by the US. The aim of the agreement if reached would be to enable foreign financial institutions (FFIs) in Russia to comply with
See MoreIsrael and US Reach FATCA Agreement
Israel and the US have agreed on the wording of an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) that will enable the provisions of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to be carried out in Israel. The FATCA takes effect from 1 July 2014 and from
See MoreSweden – Intergovernmental agreement under FATCA
The US and Sweden have reached substantial agreement on the content of an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) in relation to the US FATCA regulations. The aim of such agreements is to allow the relevant information required by FATCA to be exchange
See MoreFATCA agreement between Australia and United States signed
Australia and the United States signed an agreement relating to US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on 28 April 2014. These intergovernmental agreements are being concluded by the US in connection with the implementation of the FATCA in
See MoreFATCA agreement between Belgium and the US
An intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between Belgium and the US is to be signed on 23 April 2014 in relation to the implementation of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The IGA requires the tax administrations of the two countries to
See MoreItaly Consults on FATCA Agreement with US
Italy commenced a consultation on 23 April 2014 on the content of the inter-governmental agreement (IGA), concluded on 10 January 2014, to carry out the requirements of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) between Italy and the United
See MoreTIEA between Bahrain and Canada becomes effective
From April 13, 2014, the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) concluded by Bahrain with Canada became effective. These agreements are seen by the international community as an important tool in the effort to curb artificial tax avoidance and
See MoreUS – Luxembourg and US Sign FATCA Deal
An agreement has been concluded between Luxembourg and the US to ensure that institutions may carry out the provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The two countries reached the agreement on the basis of one of the model
See MoreHong Kong and USA working for FATCA IGA
Hong Kong and the United States signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) on March 25 2014. This will provide the legal framework within which an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) can be signed to enable the transfer of information in
See MoreSouth Korea and US Agree on Text Of FATCA Agreement
South Korea has announced that it has agreed to the regular exchange of information with the US from next year to assist the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The FATCA legislation in the US aims to ensure that the US
See MoreFinland and Chile Sign US FATCA
On March 5 2014 the United States signed intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) with Finland and Chile to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). A total of twenty four of these IGAs have so far been signed by the US in connection
See MoreUS: Finland and Chile Sign FATCA Pacts
On March 5, 2014 the United States signed intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) with Finland and Chile to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). To date, twenty four of these bilateral agreements have been signed between the US and
See MoreUS signs an IGA with Canada to implement the FATCA
The United States signed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Canada on 5 February 2014 to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). In 2010, the U.S. passed the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, to target non-compliance
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