North America
North America | 14 Jul 13
relief as us delays fatca deadline
The US has given non-US financial institutions around the world another six months to prepare to comply with FATCA, pushing the deadline back to 1 July, 2014.
North America | 10 Jul 13
chase belgrave unveils retirement plan for us
Chase Belgrave, a Zurich-based wealth manager and financial consultancy, is working with an external trustee to offer high net worth American expatriates a pension plan that is tax efficient from a US perspective.
North America | 4 Jul 13
us congressman unveils bill
A US congressman has highlighted a potential problem in the complex arrangements under which financial institutions in foreign countries are being persuaded to provide financial information to the American tax authorities, to comply with FATCA.
North America | 3 Jul 13
half of all asset managers confused by fatca
The majority of asset managers polled in a recent survey have admitted they are still unclear about the requirements of the Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) despite the cut off period for compliance now less than six months away.
North America | 22 Jun 13
number of ex pat americans renouncing
The number of ex-pat Americans who are formally renouncing their citizenship, though small relative to the total number who live abroad, has risen steeply in response to the increasing costs and hassles associated with being a US citizen abroad.