by Kirsty Pitkin | Aug 23, 2016
One of the most frequent excuses for NQIs not complying with reporting obligations, over and above lack of awareness, has always been the failure of the IRS to penalise firms for problems in filing. I thought the community should be aware that we are now starting to...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Aug 9, 2016
MiFID II – Stay of Execution A great number of EU financial firms will have been relieved to learn of the recent delay in the implementation of MiFID II. Pressured by Competent Authorities across Europe,The Commission has pushed the implementation date back by...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Jun 7, 2016
Introducing the GATCA App Following on from the recent launch of the GATCA Resource Library we are pleased to announce that the GATCA app is now available to download from iTunes. There are times when you need to access vital documents whilst you’re on the move or...
by Kirsty Pitkin | May 24, 2016
Under the Radar: IRS Increases Penalties for Reporting Failures If you have just completed your US information reporting program for the 2015 tax year – well done! The last twelve months has seen some interesting changes in the Chapter 3 QI and NQI landscape,...
by Kirsty Pitkin | May 10, 2016
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...