Tag Archives: FATCA

Scapegoats: How Foreign Taxpayers’ Credits & Refunds Could Be Limited by Withholding Agents’ Non-Compliance

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In Notice 2015-10 (the “Notice”), the IRS announced that it and the Treasury will issue regulations to limit credits or refunds for withholding taxes under Chapter 3 (Sections 1441-1443) and Chapter 4 (Sections 1471-1472, aka FATCA) to the amount actually deposited by withholding agents. The hope is that this “deposit limitation” will lessen the Treasury’s financial risk of crediting or refunding more tax, based on Form 1042-S reporting, than it collects or can collect. The Notice previews regulatory amendments to provide that a credit or refund for withheld tax is available only [...]Read more

International Tax ADVISORY: The Treasury and IRS Ease up (a Little) as FATCA Approaches

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The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), enacted by the 2010 HIRE Act, generally requires foreign financial institutions (FFIs) and non-financial foreign entities (NFFEs) to report certain information about their U.S. account holders and substantial U.S. owners, respectively, or be subject to a 30 percent withholding tax on “withholdable payments.” With the July 1, 2014, effective date for withholding under FATCA less than three months away, the U.S. Treasury and IRS are working to patch up holes in the compliance framework. This advisory is provided on the Alston & Bird website: [...]Read more

International Tax ADVISORY: Treasury Presents… More FATCA Regulations

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This advisory discusses the U.S. Treasury and IRS release of two sets of regulations relating to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The new regulations were published in the Federal Register on March 6. Enacted by the 2010 HIRE Act, FATCA imposes a 30-percent withholding tax on certain payments to foreign financial institutions (FFIs) and passive non-financial foreign entities (NFFEs) that do not report information about their U.S. accounts and substantial U.S. owners, respectively. One set of the new regulations (T.D. 9657) modifies various provisions of the “final” FATCA regulations [...]Read more

State & Local Tax ADVISORY: Litigating in the Georgia Tax Tribunal

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This advisory was originally published in State Tax Notes, as part of Alston & Bird’s regular column “Audit & Beyond.” See 71 State Tax Notes 235 (January 27, 2014). This advisory discusses the Georgia Tax Tribunal, which was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly during the 2012 legislative session in order to establish “an independent specialized agency separate and apart from the Department of Revenue to resolve disputes between the department and taxpayers in an efficient and cost-effective manner.” The advisory is provided in PDF on the Alston [...]Read more

International Tax ADVISORY: IRS Releases New FATCA Guidance, Including Draft FFI Agreement

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This advisory discusses Notice 2013-69, which includes a long-awaited draft Foreign Financial Institution (FFI) Agreement, as well as additional guidance under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). In addition to the draft FFI Agreement for participating FFIs and those FFIs subject to a Model 2 intergovernmental agreement (IGA), the Notice contains guidance on forthcoming revisions to the FATCA regulations. The full alert is provided on the Alston & Bird website: www.alston.com/advisories/int-tax-11-15-13 Written by Edward Tanenbaum, Partner, Federal & International [...]Read more

International Tax Alert: FACTA Delay!

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This alert discusses the IRS’ new timelines, in Notice 2013-43, for FATCA compliance in response to numerous concerns voiced worldwide about the timing of FATCA implementation. The full alert is provided on the Alston & Bird website: www.alston.com/advisories/FATCA-delay/ Written by Edward Tanenbaum, Partner, Federal & International Tax | Alston & Bird LLP [...]Read more

International Tax Advisory: The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom Gang Up on International Tax Evasion

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This advisory discusses the U.S., Australian and UK tax authorities’ plan to share tax information regarding numerous trusts and other entities holding assets on behalf of residents throughout the world. The three countries have obtained a substantial amount of data, including information about the identities of individual owners and the advisors who helped them establish the structures. The announcement comes amid a flurry of anti-evasion activity spawned in large part by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The advisory also discusses how the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure [...]Read more

International Tax Alert: Final FATCA Regulations Are Finally Here

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This alert discusses the long-awaited final regulations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) provisions in Code Sections 1471 to 1474 (also known as “Chapter 4”).

The advisory is provided in PDF on the Alston & Bird website: www.alston.com/advisories/international-tax-final-fatca-regulations