In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS has granted foreign financial institutions a number of extensions on Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act reporting obligations due in 2020.
First, the IRS granted any foreign financial institution with a FATCA compliance certification deadline of July 1, 2020, an automatic extension to December 15, 2020. See FAQ
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service has agreed to extend many deadlines. One such extension affords foreign financial institutions more time to file Form 8966. Form 8966 is the annual reporting form used by foreign financial institutions to disclose to the IRS the identities of their U.S. customers as required by
Fox Rothschild LLP Partner Matthew D. Lee authored an updated version of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Answer Book, which was originally published by Practising Law Institute in 2015.
This new edition addresses recent changes to FATCA regulations relating to compliance and verification procedures for a variety of entities, including sponsoring entities of
Originally published by Practising Law Institute in 2015, this new edition addresses recent changes to FATCA regulations relating to compliance and verification procedures for a variety of entities, including sponsoring entities of foreign financial institutions; non-financial foreign entities; trustees of trustee-documented trusts; registered deemed-compliant FFIs; and financial institutions that implement consolidated compliance programs.
The update
In response to Executive Orders requiring a broad federal review of existing regulations, Treasury and IRS issued this morning proposed regulations easing certain compliance burdens imposed on foreign financial institutions and withholding agents by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) regime.
The proposed regulations would eliminate withholding on payments of gross proceeds, defer withholding
Today the IRS published a reminder to foreign financial institutions and their compliance officers that certifications required by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) are due no later than December 15, 2018. This is the first compliance certification deadline under the FATCA reporting regime, which became fully effective as of July 1, 2014. Institutions
On December 12, 2018, Matthew D. Lee will participate in a ABA Tax Section webinar entitled “Transparency Tide or Tsunami? The New Wave of Global Reporting Rules and IRS Tools To Unearth Foreign Financial Accounts.” This webinar will address the latest developments with respect to the foreign financial asset reporting rules and recent offshore tax
On September 29, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service closed for good the long-running Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), its hugely successful tax amnesty program for undisclosed offshore financial assets. Since March 2009, the IRS has maintained an offshore voluntary disclosure program in some form or fashion, and more than 56,000 taxpayers have taken advantage of
In a move sure to send shock waves through the offshore banking community, the Justice Department yesterday announced its first criminal conviction for violating the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Adrian Baron, the former Chief Business Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Loyal Bank Ltd, an offshore bank with offices in Budapest, Hungary and
Fox Rothschild LLP Partner Matthew D. Lee recently authored an updated version of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Answer Book, published by Practising Law Institute. Lee’s book provides a detailed analysis of the international tax compliance regime imposed by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and its impact on foreign financial institutions, withholding agents