Regulatory Analysis
The Cayman Islands has opened its AEOI Portal for CRS and FATCA notification and reporting. In addition, a new portal user guide has been released. The guide provides assistance with both the notification and reporting requirements. Reporting Financial Institutions should keep in mind that there will be no CDOT functionality on the portal for this […]
On May 15, Costa Rica released additional documentation for reporting under FATCA 2.0. The documentation include Client Configuration Guide v 2.0, a user guide for the FATCA reporting site, and example XML files according to the 2.0 standard. These documents provide essential guidance for parties needing to file FATCA returns with Costa Rica. To […]
Guernsey recently published Bulletin 2017/3, detailing how Trustee Documented Trusts (“TDT”) must report under the Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”). This bulletin provides guidance on the format for electronic reporting through the Information Gateway Online Reporter (IGOR), the Guernsey electronic reporting portal. While trusts would ordinarily be considered Reporting Financial Institutions (RFIs) under Schedule 2 […]
Monaco recently published an updated publication on the implementation of the automatic exchange of information. This publication relates to how financial institutions must report under the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS). This most recent update includes a few updates to existing language surrounding trusts, specifically with regard to controlling persons. The settlor, trustee, protector, […]
Costa Rica recently published a communique on FATCA reporting. The document sets the reporting dates for 2016 information to be reporting in 2017. Reporting dates will run from May 12 to August 11, 2017. The document also provides links to the portals available for reporting, as well instructions for registration of reporters and, validation, testing, […]
Bahrain, a late adopter jurisdiction, has recently posted legislation (CRS Directive) concerning the Common Reporting Standard. The legislation, though brief, does provide some important information for Financial Institutions. Of note, Bahrain will require CRS returns to be furnished by May 2, and that FIs submit nil reports. In addition, there is a list of Participating Jurisdictions […]
Bermuda has published Guidance for Financial Institutions to follow with respect to the Common Reporting Standard. Financial Institutions and their advisors should pay particular attention to the information as it covers many facets of the due diligence and reporting requirements. In particular, the Guidance provides that the due date for this year’s reporting will be […]
Jersey has posted guidance for next month’s CRS reporting. Jersey had previously released guidance in April for FATCA. This publication contains information on single or multi-jurisdictional reporting, trustee and third party reporting, and nil returns, amongst others. Jersey’s due date is June 30. As such, this publication should be reviewed by Reporting Financial Institutions to […]
The Spanish Tax Administration has published additional answers to Frequently Asked Questions regarding FATCA and CRS reporting. The questions address specific circumstances – under both FATCA and CRS – in which a Financial Institution is obligated to carry out blocking of a financial account for both entities and natural persons: A Financial Institution must […]
The Spanish Tax Administration has updated its XML guidance for submitting FATCA returns. There is only one significant revision of which filers should take note. It provides a web address for the consultation of presentations made in the preproduction test environment. In order to access this page, the filer will need to have a […]
India recently published an update to Form 61B, which is part of the XML schema used by India for AEOI reporting. The two changes apply to the following fields: The XML Element Name “AcctCatg” was added under Form61B/PartBReportDetails/AccountDtls; The XML Element “CurrCode” was modified by providing all currency codes along with INR […]
The OECD has released the April 2017 version of its Frequently Asked Questions, which give detailed explanations on a variety of CRS topics. The following additional issues are addressed in the updated FAQ publication: Qualification of usufruct (a legal right to use and derive profit from property) for CRS purposes Identification of Controlling […]
The United Kingdom Parliament has passed a set of amendments to the previously enacted International Tax Compliance Regulations of 2015. This legislation governs the responsibilities of British Financial Institutions to comply with both the FATCA and CRS reporting regimes. These new regulations, which are scheduled to come into force on May 17, 2017, modify […]
The Tax Administration of Liechtenstein has released a statement to inform FIs and filers that the deadline for the transmission of FATCA reports has been extended to July 31, 2017. Originally, the due date for tax year 2016 reports was June 30th. The post Liechtenstein Extends FATCA Deadline for Tax Year 2016 Returns appeared first […]
The Luxembourg Direct Tax Administration published a newsletter stating that it has opened its pre-validation (testing) and production environments for the filing of CRS returns. Filers are advised to carry out end-to-end tests on the pre-validation platform before submitting any reports. As was the case last year, the platform may be accessed using one of […]
France has updated its FATCA Guidance for this July’s reporting. Specific changes are highlighted in blue through out the publication, and a summary is provided on the second page. Filers should be mindful of any changes made to ensure that they will be able to send proper FATCA returns. In particular, there is guidance on […]
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has revised its instructions for completing Form PA-501, Employer Deposit Statement of Employer Withholding Tax. There are clarifications and modifications to this instructions of which filers should take note: • “Gross Compensation” was clarified to mean “Total Compensation Subject to PA Tax.” • “Credits” was clarified to instruct […]
The Maltese Inland Revenue Division has announced that the CRS deadline for tax year 2016 reporting has been moved from April 30, 2017 to June 30, 2017. The post Malta Delays CRS Reporting Deadline appeared first on Sovos.