by Kirsty Pitkin | May 10, 2016 | BlogPost
US Tax Regulations – Chapter 3 and 4 Updated Course Structure Over the last few years we have delivered many courses to financial institutions all over the world on the practical impacts of QI and FATCA. These topics have usually been delivered in series within the...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Mar 3, 2016 | BlogPost
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...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Nov 5, 2015 | BlogPost
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...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Sep 17, 2015 | BlogPost
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...