So you think you know enough to be a QI?

So you think you know enough to be a QI?

by | Mar 3, 2016

So you think you know enough to be a QI? I am seeing a rapidly increasing trend in the market. Many US Withholding Agents and quite a few QIs are now insisting that their financial institution clients, who are currently non qualified intermediaries (NQIs), become...
FATCA Wars Episode IX – Revenge of the Myth

FATCA Wars Episode IX – Revenge of the Myth

by | Nov 5, 2015

FATCA Wars Episode IX – Revenge of the Myth OK, so I admit, I’m conflicted. As a purist and one who was brought up in a scientific environment, I get really frustrated when I see so many half truths and misconceptions in a regulatory environment. Regulation should be...
BEN or IMY That is the Question

BEN or IMY That is the Question

by | Sep 17, 2015

BEN or IMY That is the Question While everyone is still running around worrying about FATCA and its children, CRS and AEoI, the US Chapter 3 tax regulations still need to be handled. Despite it being 14 years since these regulations came in, problems keep coming out...