IRS Launches Online System For FATCA Registration

Simon Riveles BVI, FACTA, IRS, Offshore Funds

By Peter Tyson and Simon Riveles On August 19, 2013 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched a new online registration system for financial institutions needing to register with the IRS under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). FATCA, which was enacted as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act of 2010 to counter tax evasion, requires foreign financial institutions, which include …