This two-day intermediate to advanced training course will provide delegates with a comprehensive understanding of the new United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requirements, by combining theory with practice and by incorporating interactive learning elements. The course aims to demystify the complexity of both FACTA and the OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS) frameworks. The course Expert Trainer will ensure that delegates fully understand the operational impact that FATCA and the OECD CRS will have on the business and on clients, as well as guiding delegates through necessary adaptation processes, compliance solutions, and the complexities of understanding the way the FATCA and OECD CRS frameworks operate around the world.
- Key FATCA Aims, objectives, milestones.
- FATCA Global Implementation and Impact.
- FATCA Definitions (FFI; P-FFI; RDC-FFI; CDC-FFI; NFFE; GIIN; FDAP Income; RO; IGA; USWAs; Gross Proceeds; Passthru Payments; Grandfathered Obligations; Active Income; Passive Income).
- Pillar I: FATCA Classification, Direct US and Indirect US Accounts, Regulatory Exemptions.
- Due Diligence for Pre-Existing and New US Individual and Entity Accounts.
- Classifying Financial Entities and Implementing US Indicia Requirements.
- Pillar II: FATCA Documentation and Reporting Obligations for FFIs and NFFEs.
- An Analysis of FATCA Reports, FATCA Reporting and Recalcitrant Accounts.
- Pillar III: FATCA 30% Withholding Tax Penalty, Withholding Payments, Civil and Criminal Penalties for Responsible Officers.
- Model 1 (Reciprocal 1A); MODEL1 (Non-Reciprocal 1B).
- Model 2 (No Pre-existing Tax Information Exchange Agreement or Double Tax Convention Required); Model 2 (Pre-existing Tax Information Exchange Agreement or Double Tax Convention).
- IRS FFI Agreement (Form 8957).
- The Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.
- Analysing the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (Model CAA)(Common Reporting and Due Diligence Standard).
- Reporting and Due Diligence Standards, Indicia Searches, Address Tests.
- Comparing FATCA and CRS reporting and due diligence obligations.
- CRS special rules for non-participating (automatic exchange) investment entities.
- Assessing CRS Administrative and IT infrastructures, and confidentiality and data safeguards.
- FATCA Due Diligence and IRS Forms Analysis (W-8, W-8BEN; 1042; 1042-S).
- Identifying and Assessing Compliance and Non-Compliance Costs.
- Responsible Officer preparation for IRS Due Diligence certifications, Developing Effective FATCA and the OECD CRS Compliance Frameworks.
- A comparative and strategic analysisof a range of FATCA software vendor solutions, including software solutions available from: (1) PwC; (2) Vizor; (3) Thomson Reuters; (4) Newgen; (5) Stratinfotech; (6) Autorek; (7) BearingPoint; (8) TAINA Technologies.
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