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02/27/2014
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd global IRW newsbrief on US Treasury and IRS release updates to FATCA regs
Published in: Pensions and FundsThe US Treasury and the IRS released on 20 February 2014 two key updates to FATCA and related regulations. The first one related to Final and temporary regulations for FATCA .
These regulations (together with the update for Coordinating...
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02/27/2014
KPMG FATCA Alert 20 February 2014
KPMG have issued the attachef alert on 20 February 2014: The Treasury Department and IRS today announced the release of a package of regulations to implement provisions under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The package of regulations concerns information...
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11/13/2013
KPMG Alert - Draft Instructions and new model IGAs
The U.S. Treasury Department has posted revised versions of the FATCA model intergovernmental agreements (IGAs).
The revised model IGAs are posted on the Treasury FATCA website. KPMG have published the attached commentary.
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11/13/2013
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd global IRW newsbrief on the IRS release of draft FFI agreement
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on October 29, 2013 released Notice 2013-69 (the Notice) addressing foreign financial institution (FFI) agreements and related issues under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and accompanying regulations. The Notice provides...
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10/29/2013
Summary of amendments to the Trustee Ordinance (October 2013)
With the joint effort of HKTA and STEP Hong Kong Branch over many years working with officials of the Financial Services & Treasury Bureau, the Amendment Bill to the Hong Kong Trustees’ Ordinance was finally passed by Legislative Council on 17 July 2013 with the...
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10/02/2013
The Inaugural Report on the HK Trust Industry (English version)
This is the Hong Kong Trust Industry Report – A Cross Sector Perspective (June 2013) jointly released by HKTA / KPMG on 17 July 2013.
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10/02/2013
The Inaugural Report on the HK Trust Industry (Simplified Chinese version)
This is the Hong Kong Trust Industry Report – A Cross Sector Perspective (香港信托行业 - 跨行业透视) (June 2013) jointly released by HKTA / KPMG on 17 July 2013.
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10/02/2013
The Inaugural Report on the HK Trust Industry
The Chinese version of the report is now available in Chinese. This is the traditional Chinese version.
The inaugural report on the Hong Kong trust industry, jointly prepared by KPMG and HKTA, titled “Hong Kong Trust Industry – a Cross-sector Perspective”, serves to...
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08/22/2013
PWC Global Newsbrief - IRS opens FATCA on-line registration system
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the opening of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) registration system on August 19, 2013. The registration system will enable financial institutions (FIs) to register and obtain a global intermediary identification...
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08/22/2013
KPMG Alert - FATCA Registration Portal Open
The IRS has unveiled its new Registration Portal, FATCA Registration Resources and Support Information, providing information relating to the FATCA registration process. The FATCA Registration System is a Web-based system that Financial Institutions (FIs) may use to...
Published in: Pensions and Funds