The British Virgin Islands (BVI) issued revised Common Reporting Standard (CRS) Guidance Notes on February 19, 2019. Included in the...

As of January 1, 2019, ex-pats working in China who remain in-country for more than 183 days must report their global income to the...

Today the IRS released proposed FATCA regulations which clarify the definition of “Investment Entity,” and eliminate withholding on...

The Bahamas announced that its AEOI Portal is now open for CRS and FATCA registration and reporting. The key dates are: Deadline for...

The Cayman Islands changed its deadline for CRS and FATCA reporting: Original deadline May 31 Portal closed June 1 - June 14 Portal...

The Cayman Islands announced in March that it updated its CRS self-certifications to require that Passive Non-Financial Entities (NFEs)...

On March 9, 2017, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued new model disclosure rules that require...

It is clear that you must retain records under FATCA and CRS but for how long and when does the clock start ticking? Taking the most...

The Singapore tax authority (Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS)) announced that it has updated the services available in its...

A trust is established in a U.S. jurisdiction such as South Dakota and a South Dakota trustee is appointed. How could this trust be...

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CRS placed a tremendous burden on financial institutions (FIs) during the 2017 reporting season. This burden will only increase during...

Reporting is almost over and you can take a breath. You followed FATCA, IGA, CDOT and CRS requirements in your reporting and due...

The British Virgin Islands tax authority announced that it has extended the deadline for UK FATCA/CDOT and Common Reporting Standard...

The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) announced that it has decided to extend the due date for the transmission of FATCA information to...

If you sold, liquidated or otherwise terminated a Reporting Financial Institution (FI) prior to January 1 of this year, you may need to...

The Cayman Islands announced that the reporting deadline for FATCA and CRS has been extended to August 31, 2017. This will be the final...

The Bahamas tax authority recently announced that it no longer plans to follow the narrow approach in CRS compliance. It will instead...

The Cayman Islands announced yesterday that it extended the deadline for Financial Institutions (FIs) to register in the Cayman Islands...

Hong Kong is ahead of many other jurisdictions committed to CRS reporting in 2018. It has already completed implementation legislation,...