Guía de la OCDE ofrece a las instituciones financieras asesoramiento sobre la contratación de organizaciones de servicios externos para gestionar el cumplimiento....more
OECD Guide Offers Financial Institutions Advice on Hiring External Service Organizations to Handle Compliance -
While financial institutions (FIs) have final responsibility for compliance with the Foreign Account Tax...more
OECD Report suggests compliance regime elements for FIs and Stakeholders -
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standards (CRS) stakeholders are key to financial institutions’ (FIs) successful...more
Tax administrations can use a combination of detective, preventative and corrective measures to assess and treat Foreign Account Tax Compliance (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS) non-compliance, according to the...more
Governance and Implementation Compliance Hallmarks for FIs -
A new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says that tax administrations can assess financial institutions’ FATCA and CRS...more
Under current FinCEN regulations, a foreign account holding virtual currency is not reportable on the FBAR. However, FinCEN in its FinCEN Notice 2020-2, proposes amending reports of foreign financial accounts (FBAR)...more
7/8/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
FATCA ,
FBAR ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Future Tax Treatment ,
IRS ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Planning ,
Virtual Currency
The 2022 discretionary funding request (request) made by the Biden Administration will invest in a “fair and robust” tax system that includes tax compliance enforcement directed at High Income and High Net Worth Individuals...more
5/13/2021
/ Corporate Taxes ,
Failure-to-File ,
FATCA ,
High Net-Worth ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Offshore Banks ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Tax Audits ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns
FATCA se convirtió en ley en Marzo del 2010 con el objetivo de combatir el incumplimiento de la declaración del impuesto sobre la renta internacional por parte de ciudadanos estadounidenses y residentes contribuyentes...more
FATCA was signed into law in March 2010 with the objective of combating international income tax reporting non-compliance by US citizens and U.S. taxpaying residents (US Taxpayers). It requires Foreign Financial Institutions...more
La participación en FATCA no es una opción, llegó para quedarse y es parte de una iniciativa global. FATCA es complicado, y para los banqueros, ha implicado aprender nueva terminología y comprender en exceso de un mil de...more
Participation in FATCA is not an option, it is here to stay, and it is part of a global initiative. FATCA is complicated, and for the bankers, it has implied learning new terminology and understanding thousands of pages of a...more
Under FATCA, an Event of Default (EOD) will occur if an Entity fails to perform required material obligations with respect to the due diligence, verification, withholding, or reporting FATCA requirements, or if the IRS...more
Bajo FATCA, un Evento de Incumplimiento (“Event of Default o EOD”) ocurrirá si una Entidad no cumple con las obligaciones materiales requeridas con respecto a los requisitos de diligencia debida, verificación, retención o...more
What if a U.S. Withholding Agent of a Foreign financial Institution (FFI) erroneously applies a 30% Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Chapter 4 FATCA Withholding to a payment to the FFI? What can be done to recover the funds? ...more
En noviembre de 2019, el Consejo Asesor del Servicio de Impuestos Internos (“IRSAC”) publicó su Informe Público. El propósito de IRSAC es servir como un cuerpo asesor del Comisionado del IRS y organizar un foro público entre...more
On November, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) published its Public Report. The purpose of IRSAC is to serve as an advisory body to the Commissioner of the IRS and to organize a public forum between...more
Las Instituciones Financieras Extranjeras (FFI) tienen múltiples responsabilidades de cumplimiento de reportaje de FATCA y enfrentan la posibilidad de sanciones por no cumplir....more
Little is written regarding FATCA and U.S. Financial Institutions (FI). That said, U.S. FIs have FATCA responsibilities. In the absence of permitted exceptions, FATCA requires U.S. FIs that make payments of most types of...more
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) have multiple FATCA reporting compliance responsibilities and face the possibility of penalties for not complying. ...more
Los Contribuyentes Estadounidenses con activos e ingresos financieros extranjeros no declarados corren el riesgo de que el Gobierno determine si su conducta fue intencional o no intencional. ...more
The Covid-19 Pandemic and the accompanying reduction in economic activity has been a rationale for Financial Institutions (FI) to re-analyze their budgets for compliance training and education. FIs, as well as businesses in...more
6/18/2020
/ BSA/AML ,
CARES Act ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Employee Training ,
FATCA ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Regulatory Requirements
According to the Internal Revenue Code, Taxpayers have three obligations: (1) to file timely returns; (2) to file accurate returns; and (3) to pay the required tax voluntarily and timely. ...more
6/17/2020
/ 1099s ,
Failure-to-File ,
FATCA ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
K-1 ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns ,
W-2
On February 12,2020, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a Report on Virtual Currencies which discusses whether Taxpayers who use Virtual Currency (VC) are fully meeting their tax obligations. ...more
6/9/2020
/ Bitcoin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
FATCA ,
FBAR ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Transactions ,
IRS ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns ,
Virtual Currency
Para estar registrado en FATCA y exento de retención por parte de los agentes de retención de los Estados Unidos, una institución financiera extranjera (“FFI”) debe de tener un número de identificación de intermediario global...more
In order to be FATCA registered and exempt from withholding by U.S. withholding agents, a Foreign Financial Institution (FFI) must have a Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN). ...more