Insights
Your ‘Bible’ to Compliance
The road to compliance is never ending and the IRS have certainly given us some interesting scenery to admire as we traverse the QI regulatory landscape.
In this post we discuss the importance of a living compliance program, and highlight some of the IRS announcements that need to be reflected in your policies and procedures if you want to remain fully compliant.
Validating W-8 Forms: Cultivating an Eye for Detail
We are often asked what constitutes a consequential or an inconsequential error when validating a W-8 form. Some errors are obviously consequential, but what happens if an error appears relatively trivial, such as an incorrect date format? In this post, we explore how you can assess the risks involved and make a judgement about whether to reject or validate a W-8 form.
I speak English, French and FATCA
Acronyms have two main uses: to facilitate efficient communication between professionals within a given discipline where the long form of technical terms would be unwieldy, and to create a barrier to communication – a secret language that you can only understand if you are within the profession. In this post, Ross McGill gives a quick guide to the acronyms of FATCA.
GATCA: A Practical Guide to Global Anti-Tax Evasion Frameworks
TConsult’s subject matter experts Ross McGill, Chris Haye and Stuart Lipo have written a new book providing a practical guide to global anti-tax evasion frameworks. In this post, Stuart describes the context for the book…
Are FATCA’s Dissenters Tilting at Windmills?
Like Don Quixote, FATCA’s dissenters may have misidentified their enemy. So what is the problem with FATCA and what might happen if the anti-FATCA movement succeed in getting it repealed?
The Challenges of GATCA
The global anti-tax evasion frameworks that comprise GATCA have as many commonalities as they have differences, so it makes sense to approach regulatory compliance in a holistic fashion.
In this post, we explore how smaller firms are responding to the pressures of compliance…
Further Reading
GATCA: A Practical Guide to Global Anti-Tax Evasion Frameworks
Ross McGill, Chris Haye and Stuart Lipo
The New Global Regulatory Landscape Impacts on Finance and Investment
Ross McGill and Terence Sheppey
Sarbanes Oxley Building Working Strategies for Compliance
Ross McGill and Terence Sheppey
Global Custody and Clearing Services
Ross McGill and Naren Patel
