Category: Foreign Financial Institutions
Often Overlooked Exception to Withholding and Reporting Requirements under FATCA
An often overlooked exception to U.S. withholding taxes may result in a lower overall U.S. tax burden. ... - Continue reading
United States: Financial Regulators Encourage And Expect Firms To Continue Assisting Businesses During The Coronavirus Pandemic
The USA is doing its part at alleviating the burden upon its businesses in during this pandemic crisis. ... - Continue reading
Transfer Pricing Cell to put 921 foreign companies under scanner
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) to scrutinise some 921 foreign companies operating in Bangladesh. ... - Continue reading
Tax obligations of permanent establishments
The Philippines generally follows the “source of income” rule in identifying the income that are taxable to corporations in the Philippines. ... - Continue reading
Worldwide: Financial Institutions And Personal Data
Combating Tax EvasionIn recent years, there have been several high-profile prosecutions for the crime of tax evasion (for example the actor, Wesley Snipes, and the footballer, Lionel Messi). Governments around the world have been making a concerted effort in an attempt to tackle this problem. Their objective is for their respective tax administrations to work together so that taxpayers pay the correct amount of tax in the correct jurisdiction. ... - Continue reading
India: Whether A Foreign Company Is Required To File Its Tax Return In India?
A question arises is whether a foreign company which has earned income from a source in India is required to file its tax return in India. ... - Continue reading
US IRS begins FATCA crackdown
After years of deliberation and debate spanning two administrations, the Tax Information Exchange (United States of America) Bill, 2016, also known as the Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance (FATCA) Bill was passed in the Senate on March 7, 2017. This following its unanimous passage in the House of Representatives, two weeks… – Continue reading
A tax ruling just opened the Pandora’s box for India’s back offices
MUMBAI: Are India-based back offices of multinationals merely brokers? And, are Indian companies providing services to foreign firms just commission agents? Going by the tax department’s definition, it appears that they are so — and not exporters. Several back offices at multinationals now face 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST)… – Continue reading
Chinese Accounting Standards: A Primer for Foreign Investors
Foreign companies establishing a presence in China will encounter a host of considerations that do not exist in their home country. Of these, interpreting and understanding China’s system of accounting standards can be an especially difficult challenge. China only embraced a market-driven economy recently, so its accounting and bookkeeping systems… – Continue reading
NBR to set up tax unit for foreign cos
National Board of Revenue has decided to set up a separate unit to handle income tax files of foreign companies operating in Bangladesh. The decision was taken responding to a proposal of the European Union for establishing a separate NBR unit for providing hassle-free services to foreign taxpayers. EU came… – Continue reading
Investing in Guangdong Easier for Foreign Firms after New Incentives Announced
On September 13, South China’s Guangdong province announced a series of investment incentives and cost-cutting measures to offset the impact of the worsening trade war with the US. The measures, outlined in the Policy Measures for Expanding Opening-up and Using Foreign Investment, consist of a 10-point plan to attract foreign… – Continue reading
Shanghai Business Registration: Online Platform for Foreign Invested Enterprises Launched
Shanghai recently launched a new online platform to facilitate the business registration of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in the city. Launched on June 30, 2018, the platform makes it easier for foreign investors to report their business information to the Administration of Industry and Commerce (AIC) if their projects do not… – Continue reading
IRS spent $380M on FATCA, but still can’t enforce it
The Internal Revenue Service spent nearly $380 million to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, but so far isn’t prepared to enforce the law, according to a new report. The report, from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, examined the IRS’s efforts to implement FATCA, which was included… – Continue reading
Dpm Pledges ‘Most Stringent Controls’ On Ownership Registry
THE Deputy Prime Minister yesterday promised that the proposed Beneficial Ownership registry will have “the most stringent controls”, amid industry concerns over the lack of prior consultation. K P Turnquest told Tribune Business that it was “not an unreasonable guess” to suggest that the Bahamas would follow the Cayman Islands’… – Continue reading
Bank of Ghana to enforce International Financial Reporting Standards this year
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has stressed that it will enforce the implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS 9) among banks in the country, this year. The IFRS is a tool which requires all financial institutions to comply with a common financial reporting standard which will among others… – Continue reading
Warning bells till Christmas for foreign account holders
MUMBAI: Since last month, Indians with overseas bank accounts are receiving letters from offshore financial institutions, asking them to disclose ‘tax residency status’ before Christmas. If they don’t, banks holding these accounts would share whatever information they have on such account holders with the Indian government. Many account holders are… – Continue reading
Foreign firms allowed to re-domicile to Singapore from Oct 11
FOREIGN companies can now transfer their registration from their original jurisdiction to Singapore. This will allow foreign companies to re-domicile to Singapore, instead of having to set up a subsidiary here, reducing operational disruption to the company. Such transfers are possible under the new inward re-domiciliation regime that took effect… – Continue reading
Cisco, Apple may shudder at regulatory change
Cisco Korea may have to share its key financial information starting next year as the government aggressively pushes to tackle the lack of transparency and tax-dodging practices by foreign enterprises, according to industry sources, Tuesday. “Though there still is much to be seen about the application of the revision, it… – Continue reading
Daily Tax Update – September 25, 2017: IRS Issues FATCA Taxpayer Identification Number Guidance
IRS Issues FATCA Taxpayer Identification Number Guidance: Today, the IRS issued Notice 2017-46, which modifies the requirements for financial institutions to collect taxpayer identification numbers (TINs) as part of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The notice provides that foreign financial institutions (FFIs) required to report TINs for US… – Continue reading
Two-Thirds Of US Expats Resent IRS Tax Filing And FATCA
Huge numbers of the 9 million US expats living around the world are fed up with the IRS and resent tax filing from their new homes. A poll suggests two-thirds of expats feel they should not have to tell the IRS about their finances if they do not live in… – Continue reading
Deadline for FATCA FFI agreement renewal quietly extended
The Internal Revenue Service has extended the deadline for foreign financial institutions to have renewed their FFI Agreements, it has emerged. As reported, the original deadline was 31 July. However, accounting industry sources have flagged up the fact that the Internal Revenue Service is now stating that the deadline for… – Continue reading
South Africa Plans To Scrap Offshore Tax Break For Workers
South Africans face a tax crackdown on offshore earnings under a new government proposal. The measure will scrap the current rules that allow South Africans to work in another country for half the year without paying tax on income. If the change is adopted, South Africa will become one of… – Continue reading
IRS revamps FATCA registration system
The Internal Revenue Service has updated its online registration system for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act to allow foreign financial institutions to renew their agreement with the IRS. FATCA was included as part of the HIRE Act of 2010, requiring foreign banks and other financial institutions such as hedge… – Continue reading
FATCA repeal on agenda of US Republicans
Washington’s Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act, known as FATCA, will be assailed afresh as lawyers and lobbyists renew efforts to repeal the law as part of President Donald Trump’s tax reform. Washington-based Jim Jatras, a Republican and co-leader of the Campaign to Repeal FATCA, says “lots is happening,” and his… – Continue reading
Ukraine and USA signs treaty on FATCA
On 7 February 2017, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine and the US Ambassador to Ukraine signed a treaty on Ukraine’s performance of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) (the Treaty). According to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the Treaty is based on the Model 1B Intergovernmental… – Continue reading
Parliament passes FATCA
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) United States of America Implementation and Enforcement of the Inter-Governmental Agreement was passed in Parliament without opposition, making it mandatory for Antigua & Barbuda’s banks to provide the banking information of US citizens to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Act requires local… – Continue reading
Deloitte licensed to provide FATCA services in Kuwait
The Kuwait Ministry of Finance (MOF) has issued a ministerial resolution announcing that Deloitte & Touche, Al-Wazzan & Co in Kuwait has been certified with the ministry for the provision of Foreign Account Tax Compliance (FATCA) services. FATCA is a US legislation which aims to combat tax evasion by US… – Continue reading
Greece, US Sign FATCA Intergovernmental Agreement
On January 19, Greece and the United States signed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to facilitate compliance with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) by financial institutions (FIs) in Greece. FATCA is intended to ensure that the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) obtains information on financial accounts held at… – Continue reading
Bahrain, US Sign FATCA Agreement
Bahrain has signed an agreement to implement the US Foreign Account Taxpayer Compliance Act with the United States. FATCA, enacted by the US Congress in 2010, is intended to ensure that the US obtains information on accounts held abroad at foreign financial institutions (FFIs) by US persons. Failure by an… – Continue reading
Global crackdown on tax evasion signals the end of bank secrecy era
Unknown to many Kenyans, Parliament’s passing of Finance Bill, 2016 that granted amnesty to Kenyan residents who have offshore incomes and assets in foreign banks had a very global agenda. The foreign income that is subject to amnesty is for the year ended December 31, 2016 and offers a waiver… – Continue reading
Israel and U.S. Begin Sharing Data in Crackdown on Tax Evasion
The Israel Tax Authority says Americans have provided information on 35,000 accounts held by Israelis in the U.S. and on an unspecified number of American accounts in Israel. The Israel Tax Authority said Monday it had begun passing on data on Israeli bank accounts held by American citizens and Green… – Continue reading
Planning for the Use of the United States as a Financial Haven: Part One
The United States has not agreed to participate in the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), relying instead on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) regime enacted in 2010 and initiated in 2014. United States participation in CRS is highly unlikely. Even with a change in control of Congress, CRS may… – Continue reading
US AND GRENADA FATCA AGREEMENT GOES INTO EFFECT
The Governments of the United States and Grenada have signed the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) that will enforce a requirement for US citizens to file yearly reports on their non-US financial accounts. “This allows us to work together to ensure that financial institutions here in Grenada can help… – Continue reading
Dumping Obama’s faux foreign tax legislation should be high on Trump’s to-do list
President-elect Donald J. Trump has stated that among his top priorities will be revocation of President Barack Obama’s misguided executive orders. Among the first such items to get the ax should be a series of legally infirm international agreements to implement a monstrosity unfamiliar to most Americans, called the Foreign… – Continue reading
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers endorses draft agreement on FATCA with US
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft agreement with the U.S. government to improve the implementation of tax rules and apply the provisions of the U.S. foreign account tax compliance act (FATCA). The decision is outlined in government resolution No. 821-r dated November 9, 2016 posted on the government’s… – Continue reading
Cambodia on alert for US taxpayers
With the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the tax-collection arm of the United States government, stepping up its global sweep to catch American individuals and corporations hiding their overseas earnings, the American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia yesterday held a presentation for investors and financial institutions to make sure they are… – Continue reading
Imbert signs agreement to share tax info with US
Finance Minister Colm Imbert and US Ambassador John Estrada yesterday signed an agreement that will pave the way for the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) enacted in the United States of America in 2010. Imbert signed on behalf of T&T, while Ambassador signed on behalf of… – Continue reading
U.S. tax hunt overseas causes global headaches
There is little that can be done about FATCA and the change has to come from within the U.S. Death and taxes, life’s two certainties according to Keynes, sometimes have a causal relationship. One dies and some taxes are often associated with that event. Alternatively, one encounters so much regulation… – Continue reading
Trinidad To Legislate FACTA Compliance
The Trinidad & Tobago government says it has prepared legislation aimed at compliance with the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). FATCA is a 2010 federal law to enforce the requirement for United States national including those living outside the US, to file yearly reports on their non-US… – Continue reading
Curacao-US FATCA Agreement Now In Force
The intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between Curacao, a low-tax Caribbean territory, and the United States implementing the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is now in force. FATCA, enacted by the US Congress in 2010, is intended to ensure that the US obtains information on accounts held abroad at foreign… – Continue reading
Warning against tax evasion: Indonesia to adopt aeoi next year
Indonesia will be among the first to join the group of countries adopting the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) in 2018. AEOI would provide automatic exchange of tax information among the members of the group. All bank accounts in the world would be accessible for taxable assets. Dishonest and greedy… – Continue reading
Banks to hand over offshore tax files
The Trudeau government has won a round in its battle against offshore tax cheats. Two banks have agreed to give the federal revenue minister information from the accounts of a Caribbean financial institution to help the government crack down on Canadian tax evaders. The Federal Court of Canada has approved… – Continue reading
IRS Proposes New QI Agreement for Foreign Banks to Comply with FATCA
The Internal Revenue Service has released new guidance on how foreign financial institutions can enter into a Qualified Intermediary agreement with the U.S. under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA. Notice 2016-42, released earlier this month, outlines the proposed QI agreement, which revises and updates the current agreement… – Continue reading
FACTA agreement signed
Slovakia and the United States can now exchange information for tax purposes more easily, thanks to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FACTA) agreement signed in Bratislava on July 31, 2015. “The objective of the agreement is to prevent tax evasion and tax frauds and improvement of tax collection,” the… – Continue reading
Assets agreement with US not quite ‘reciprocal’
Government most likely not to access bank data of Argentines in States despite deal As the whitewash bill is set to be approved this week, the government seeks to sign an assets deal with the United States to have access to data of the bank accounts of Argentines in the… – Continue reading
IRS Overlooks Noncompliance in Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
The Internal Revenue Service is missing out on imposing approximately $21.6 million in penalties on taxpayers who are denied entry or withdraw from its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, according to a new report The report, from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, found the IRS needs to improve its… – Continue reading
Private Eyes They’re Watching You – Offshore Planning after the Panama Papers
Overview If you have been reading my articles on JD Supra for a while, you will know that I love Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music. Nevertheless, the Hall and Oates song Private Eyes, is a more fitting song to describe the state of offshore planning in Tax Havens than “Oye Como… – Continue reading
Warning: the IRS could file your return if you don’t, with troubling consequences
The tax world is clearly becoming more interconnected and globalized with countries exchanging financial information about each other’s citizens through FATCA or the upcoming Common Reporting Standard (CRS). Every international decision a taxpayer makes – whether or not he or she is residing in the U.S. – can trigger something,… – Continue reading
US Taxpayers Dash To Tell About Offshore Accounts
US President Barack Obama’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is really starting to bite on American taxpayers and expats with offshore bank accounts and investments. FATCA came reached the statute books in 2010, but did not come into force until July 2014. The law calls for hundreds of thousands… – Continue reading
