Tag: GATCA
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Private Eyes They’re Watching You – Offshore Planning after the Panama Papers
If you have been reading my articles on JD Supra for a while, you will know that I love Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music. Nevertheless, the Hall and Oates song Private Eyes, is a more fitting song to describe the state of offshore planning in Tax Havens than “Oye Como Va.” Many things have continued to…
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AEOI Automatic Exchange of Information
FATCA and CRS regime are commonly referred to as AEOI Automatic Exchange of Information. GATCA, or global account tax compliance act introduces the global AEOI. The OECD has developed a standard for global information exchange which has been widely endorsed: On 21 July 2014 the OECD issued the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Information…
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Offshore Companies and FATCA
Structuring Business Ownership of Offshore Companies with FATCA and GATCA Compliance There is a misunderstanding as to what type of businesses the U.S. provides tax deferral overseas. Is it a trading company or a company dealing in capital overseas? The fact is that the U.S. provides tax deferral on overseas trading businesses but not on…