FBAR: October 16, 2017 Deadline for Ex-Pats and Other Employees to File
FBAR which stands for Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Report is an annual report that provides the U.S. government with information...
FBAR: October 16, 2017 Deadline for Trustees to Report Client Trusts to FinCEN
FBAR which stands for Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Report is an annual report that provides the U.S. government with information...
FATCA: Foreign Grantor Trust Classification Strategy
In the FATCA world, some trusts are Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) and some are Non-Financial Foreign Entities (NFFEs). For those...
FATCA & CRS: Cayman Portal Closing September 13, 2017
The Cayman Islands issued a reminder to Financial Institutions that the deadline for the submission of US FATCA and CRS reports and CRS...
FATCA & CRS: Perfect Reporting Process But Still Non-Compliant
Reporting is almost over and you can take a breath. You followed FATCA, IGA, CDOT and CRS requirements in your reporting and due...
CRS: BVI Extends Reporting Deadline to September 1
The British Virgin Islands tax authority announced that it has extended the deadline for UK FATCA/CDOT and Common Reporting Standard...
FATCA & CRS: Cayman Allows Post Deadline Registration / Notification / Variation
The Cayman Islands announced yesterday that its AEOI portal will continue to accept Financial Institution (FI) registrations and...
FATCA: The IRS Extends FFI Agreement Registration Renewal Deadline
A Foreign Financial Institution (FFI) that seeks to renew its FFI agreement must do so prior to October 24, 2017. The deadline had...
FATCA: Mauritius Reporting Deadline Extended
The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) announced that it has decided to extend the due date for the transmission of FATCA information to...
FATCA & CRS: Don’t Forget to Deregister
If you sold, liquidated or otherwise terminated a Reporting Financial Institution (FI) prior to January 1 of this year, you may need to...
FATCA & CRS: Caymans Extends Reporting Date to August 31
The Cayman Islands announced that the reporting deadline for FATCA and CRS has been extended to August 31, 2017. This will be the final...
CRS: Anti-Avoidance & The Disgruntled Employee
Are you thinking that you have created an ingenious reporting avoidance scheme that no one can detect? Two words: disgruntled employee. ...