by Kirsty Pitkin | Nov 8, 2017 | BlogPost
The Challenges of GATCA The global anti-tax evasion frameworks that comprise GATCA have as many commonalities as they have differences. CRS/AEoI, in particular, has significant common ground with FATCA. FATCA in turn, intersects the US Non-Resident Alien taxation...
by Kirsty Pitkin | May 31, 2017 | BlogPost
Remember your New Reporting Obligations Under AEoI / CRS We have previously mentioned AEoI and CRS, but we thought we would just give you all a friendly reminder, especially in the aftermath of your initial FATCA and QI reporting via the 1042-Ss. With all the noise...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Sep 27, 2016 | BlogPost
Some Basic Responsibilities for a Responsible Officer Being a QI and Responsible Officer is not just about signing a bit of paper and filing this away….it is an on-going and ever developing regime. The ever-developing nature of the IRC Chapter 3 (QI regime),...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Sep 19, 2016 | Podcasts
The Impact of Failing to Report Correctly In this episode, your host Ross McGill brings you an overview of developments in the global regulatory landscape. We look at the changes in the penalties issued by the IRS for failure to report, how globally standardised...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Aug 3, 2016 | BlogPost
Are You About To Lose Your ‘In Substance’ Benefits? Back in 2015 I pointed out to attendees at our training courses that there were strings attached to the status of ‘in substance’. I observed that the principle, if I were to take a purely commercial view...