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Do You Need A Degree To Get Into Financial Services?
Do you need a degree to get into financial services? In this post, Ross McGill gives his perspective on the issue of qualifications and career progression within the sector and how to make it in financial services.
Joining the Compliance Dots: Periodic Reviews
FATCA due diligence deadlines are starting to pass so it is time to breath a big sigh of relief. Well, no. In this post, Ross McGill explains the FACTA control and oversight system and why Responsible Officers should be considering interim period reviews.
Benchmarking: Custodians
Ross McGill addresses the issues custodians face in regards to successfully benchmarking tax reclamations since so many factors affect the process.
“Have I got a deal for you!” Models of the Custodian World
Ross McGill discusses the failings of current pricing models within the custodian world and how they affect the financial industry as a whole.
I speak English, French and FATCA
February 8, 2018Acronyms 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.Read more
GATCA: A Practical Guide to Global Anti-Tax Evasion Frameworks
December 8, 2017TConsult'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...Read more
Are FATCA’s Dissenters Tilting at Windmills?
November 8, 2017Like 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 So what is the problem with FATCA and what might happen if the anti-FATCA movement succeed in getting it repealed?Read more
The Challenges of GATCA
November 8, 2017The 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...Read more
FATCA Misconceptions
November 8, 2017For some within the industry, the mere mention of ‘FATCA’ is enough to spark compliance-nightmare flashbacks. The ever unpopular FATCA regulations have now been with us for seven years. But, despite its relative longevity, there are a surprising number of misconceptions surrounding FATCA....Read more
Will AEoI be the new Equifax?
September 19, 2017What are the data security risks associated with the AEoI framework? In this post, Ross McGill explores some of the risks and issues a stark warning to the financial services industry.Read more
Why W8? – Start re-papering over the cracks now!
September 13, 2017QIs and NQIs face a rare opportunity to dramatically increase their W-8 compliance rate by re-papering all existing clients using the IRS' new W-8 forms. Find out how such a project could benefit your firm and why it could be worth it in the long run.Read more
3 Things To Annoy You About W-8s and 3 Things You’ll Love
July 31, 2017The IRS just made three HUGE changes to W-8 series of self certification forms used by almost every financial institution across the globe to categorise their non-US customers, and there's a lot to love...Read more
Remember your New Reporting Obligations Under AEoI / CRS
May 31, 2017You're just getting over the initial FATCA and QI reporting, submitted all of your 1042-S forms, and now you're looking ahead to September and the deadline for all those 1042 forms. However, you may need to report under AEoI/CRS at the same time. Are you planning ahead to avoid this headache?Read more
