Cambodia – United States: FATCA Agreement Signed
On 14 September 2015, Cambodia and the United States signed a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Agreement.
FATCA seeks to obtain information on accounts held by U.S. taxpayers in other countries. It requires U.S. financial institutions to withhold a portion of certain payments made to Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) who do not agree to identify and report information on U.S. account holders. Governments have the option of permitting their FFIs to enter into agreements directly with the IRS to comply with FATCA under U.S. Treasury Regulations or to implement FATCA by entering into one of two alternative Model IGAs with the United States.
More specifically, Cambodia and the United States signed a Model 1 Agreement. Under this agreement, FFIs in Cambodia will report the information required under FATCA about U.S. accounts to the Cambodian Government, which in turn will report the information to the IRS. This agreement is reciprocal, meaning that the United States will also provide similar tax information to the Cambodian Government regarding individuals and entities from Cambodia with accounts in the United States.
