31 July 2022 is the next deadline for CRS and FATCA reporting with the Cayman Department for International Tax Cooperation (DITC), followed closely by the 15 September 2022 CRS Compliance Form deadline. ... - Continue reading
Under current Cayman Islands law, there are no Cayman Islands taxes on income or gains of the private equity fund (PE fund) or on gains on dispositions of shares or partnership interests, and distributions made by a PE fund will not be subject to withholding tax in the Cayman Islands. ... - Continue reading
From 2022, taxpayers are obligated to obtain, keep and provide to the Mexican tax authorities when so requested, information of individuals who are considered to be the ‘controlling beneficiaries’ of legal entities, trusts and other legal vehicles, such as name, date of birth, gender, nationality, tax residence, tax ID number and marital status. ... - Continue reading
IN 2021, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Order (RMO) 14-2021 and Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) 77-2021, which streamlined the procedure for the availment of benefits under the applicable tax treaty. ... - Continue reading
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is affecting hundreds of thousands of people and is leading, all over the world, to far-reaching health and safety measures. As a result, the COVID-19 crisis has major social and economic consequences. Measures are being adopted to limit the impact on taxpayers as much as possible. ... - Continue reading
An often overlooked exception to U.S. withholding taxes may result in a lower overall U.S. tax burden. ... - Continue reading
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has introduced new features to its award-winning Mobile App, in line with the bank’s ongoing efforts to provide customers with innovative digital options to fulfill all their banking needs remotely.Developed with customers’ daily banking requirements in mind, the QIB Mobile App now allows customers to benefit from new and simplified features, including the postponement of their Personal Finance Monthly Installment, opening the exclusive Certificates of Deposit for COVID-19 frontliners, filling and submitting the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), and completing Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) declarations. ... - Continue reading
Amendments to legislations regarding deadlines have been made and here they are. ... - Continue reading
Since March 2020, the BVI International Tax Authority (the "ITA") has been accepting electronic filings for Country-by-Country Reporting ("CbCR") following the lockdown situation. ... - Continue reading
A new CRS compliance form has been issued by the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority. ... - Continue reading
Deadline for CRS and FATCA reporting for the year 2019 extended till 30 June 2020. ... - Continue reading
Here are changes in tax laws concerning the Automatic Exchange of Information. ... - Continue reading
With the conclusion of a grace period on Jan. 1, Canadian banking institutions are required to attain US identification numbers for Canadian clients under FATCA or face fines. ... - Continue reading
On 20 February 2020, the Luxembourg government filed with Parliament the draft bill of law n°7527 modifying both the CRS law of 18 December 2015 and the FATCA law of 24 July 2015 (the "Draft Bill"). ... - Continue reading
The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) continues to unveil more offshore revenue. ... - Continue reading
Clarifications and updates on Automatic Exchange of Information have been issued on the 2nd of January 2020. ... - Continue reading
As the US IRS cracks down on tax avoidance overseas with FATCA, the number of Treasury-licenced tax advisers with addresses outside of the US has jumped about 50% since 2016 according to figures from the agency. ... - Continue reading
The broker also facilitated manipulative trading in a U.S. company, authorities said ... - Continue reading
Number of government transfers of records of bank accounts held by Canadian residents to U.S. has been rising ... - Continue reading
The bill foresees that the Ukrainian banks will open information about the accounts of U.S. citizens in this country; Ukraine, on the other hand, will not be able to get the respective information about Ukrainian accounts in the States The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed the document about ratification… – Continue reading
The US Internal Revenue Service has eased the rules of FATCA compliance by telling banks overseas that they are not required to close the accounts of their accidental Americans clients who have not provided their tax identification number by January 2020. FATCA was passed in 2010 and forces banks wanting… – Continue reading
Some 1,700 ‘accidental’ Dutch Americans have applied to give up their US nationality this year, a six-fold rise on three years ago, before a new tax law is implemented next year. As FATCA is enforced, these Dutch Americans must file a tax return in the United States. If they do… – Continue reading
In the last few years, the international tax space has experienced an unprecedented drive to achieve increased transparency in the tax practices of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and individuals in order to curb tax avoidance and evasion. ... - Continue reading
A group representing French-American taxpayers has filed a complaint against France with the European Commission over its compliance with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), in a bid to avoid being blacklisted by French banks starting in January. France is a signatory to an agreement to give the… – Continue reading
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
With £184 billion market capitalisation held by Jersey listed companies on global exchanges as of 30 June 2019, this briefing explores why Jersey vehicles remain such a popular choice for taking international businesses to market. ... - Continue reading
The Dutch government is urging banks to be accommodating towards American nationals who risk having their bank accounts closed because of US fiscal regulations as it calls on EU member states to campaign together for changes to American tax laws which are affecting thousands who have American nationality but no… – Continue reading
One in five US citizens living abroad are on the verge of giving up their passports according to a survey published by US tax consultants Greenback. The Greenback survey – which was conducted by more than 3,000 US expats – studies the expat community’s opinions on taxation, citizenship renunciation, and… – Continue reading
A gold trader has been acquitted by the Court of Tax Appeals in the P110-million tax evasion case for the failure of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.n a 56-page decision, the CTA’s Second Decision said the BIR was not able to present… – Continue reading
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has outlined new procedures for some “accidental Americans,”, giving them the chance to comply with their US tax and filing obligations and in turn qualify for relief from back taxes, penalties and interest. The changes would allow people with less than $2m in net worth… – Continue reading
A US-born British citizen has started a crowdfunding campaign to stop HMRC sharing her personal information with the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Law firm Mishcon de Reya has taken on the UK case for a client who alleges HMRC is… – Continue reading
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a bill to ratify the Agreement between the governments of Ukraine and the United States to improve tax compliance and application of provisions of the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and related bills, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry’s press service reported. “On September… – Continue reading
Luxembourg and the US have amended their double taxation convention, updating the exchange of information article to harmonise it with that of the US model income tax treaty and the OECD. US ambassador to Luxembourg Randy Evans and Luxembourg finance minister Pierre Gramegna (DP) on Monday announced the ratification of… – Continue reading
Tens of thousands of British citizens born in the US but only lived there for a few months or years face having their bank accounts frozen as part of a crackdown by the US tax authorities. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is ordering British banks to hand over the… – Continue reading
Banks in France have warned that they could be forced to close up to 40,000 accounts belonging to US citizens because of ongoing difficulties with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). ... - Continue reading
The US Treasury has announced on its website that the US-Dominican Republic Model 1 FATCA intergovernmental agreement (IGA) entered into force as of July 17, 2019. ... - Continue reading
On July 3, 2019, the Seychelles Government announced that it has signed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the United States to implement the requirements of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). ... - Continue reading
