The regulations to implement FATCA have finally been published in proposed form, but it is a two-page joint statement by the governments of key EU jurisdictions which brings FATCA implementation closer to reality.
On 8 February 2012 nearly two years after the US legislation commonly known as ‘FATCA’ (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) was enacted the US IRS has released 388 pages of proposed FATCA Regulations. Simultaneously the governments of the US UK France Germany Italy and Spain have issued a joint statement agreeing ‘to explore a common approach’ to implementing FATCA that contemplates reciprocal tax information reporting by US financial institutions.
FATCA is intended to provide the IRS with details of accounts held...
