North America
North America | 6 Feb 14
wary canada signs fatca agreement
Canada has become the latest country to agree to implement the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act‚ in spite of what some of its politicians have said has been its southern neighbour’s occasionally heavy-handed efforts in recent years to extract unpaid taxes and penalties from Canadians.
North America | 4 Feb 14
republican party unveils abolish fatca
Following up on the Republican National Committee's approval last month of a resolution calling for the repeal of FATCA‚ an independent overseas Republican organisation has posted an online petition‚ to give opponents of the act a chance to tell Congress how they feel about it.
North America | 25 Jan 14
republican party committee votes in favour
The Republican Party has formally approved a resolution that calls for the repeal of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
North America | 22 Jan 14
republican party to vote to repeal fatca
The Republican Party is expected to approve a resolution this week that will call for the repeal of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act‚ according to a report published by the Reuters news agency.
North America | 19 Jan 14
dc judge says us banks must provide
In what is being seen as a major blow to US opponents of FATCA‚ a federal court judge has ruled that US banks must provide information to foreign governments on the accounts they hold of these countries' citizens‚ in the same way the US expects foreign institutions to furnish details of the overseas accounts of Americans.