The statutory deadline for filing CRS and US FATCA reports for the 2018 year of account was 31 May 2018.

Our webinar, "FATCA Compliance in 2015: An Update on Automatic Tax Information Exchange for Hedge Funds", provides detailed information and guidance on FATCA Notification and Reporting deadlines...

Join the Walkers' global fintech team as they reveal how innovation can work hand in hand with compliance for long-term global growth and to what degree advisers must adapt to meet the sectors changing needs.

In the November 13 2014 issue of Global Tax Weekly, DMS Director Peter Stafford discusses the practical implications of GATCA and outlines what Reporting Financial Institutions (RFIs) should do to comply with its requirements and avoid any sanctions that come with non-compliance.

On January 7, 2022, the European Commission adopted a draft regulation adding the Cayman Islands to its list of countries with strategic deficiencies in their AML/KYC regimes.

While we do not expect to see significant new areas of regulation being introduced in 2022, existing regulatory regimes will continue to develop.

An update was released recently by the Cayman Islands Department of International Tax Cooperation in relation to the status of the Cayman Automated Exchange of Information Portal.

There is no doubt that the various regulatory changes we have seen in recent years have created a heightened administrative environment for SPV issuers and their investment managers.

Clients should note new W-8BEN-E forms have been issued by the IRS. They make clear the circumstances surrounding which GIIN to use when dealing with trustee-documented trusts.

Please find the the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) self-certification forms for entities and individuals below...

We are pleased to report that the European Union (EU) announced on 6 October 2020 during a meeting of its Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) that it considers the Cayman...

Cayman Islands investment entities that have been classified as "Reporting Cayman Islands Financial Institutions" for purposes of FATCA should make every effort to enroll with the Cayman government...

In the Irish Tax Monitor in the latest issue of Finance Dublin, Andrew Quinn and William Fogarty share their insights on the Irish Finance Bill 2021

Sponsored investment entities resident in a jurisdiction that has entered into a Model 1 intergovernmental agreement with the United States for FATCA (such as the Cayman Islands) that have US reportable accounts . . .

DMS Executive Director Kathleen Celoria appeared on Fox Business on December 30th and discussed with Deidre Bolton (Fox Business Risk & Reward) the reporting requirements to the IRS for foreign financial institutions, as FATCA takes effect.

The Cayman Islands Department for International Tax Cooperation issued a Notification about Reporting Due Dates for UK CDOT and US FATCA which announced that the due dates for notification and reporting.

The Cayman Islands Department for International Tax Cooperation (DITC) has advised that Cayman financial institutions (CFIs) ...

The penal withholding tax provisions of FATCA are making it difficult for US citizens to do business with foreign (non-US) financial institutions

With the 15 September deadline to appoint a designated US Partner Representative around the corner, do you know who your partnership will choose?

On the 18th February 2020, the European Council (the ‘EC') adopted a revised list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.