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Treasury issues second Model FATCA Intergovernmental Agreement
The US Treasury Department issued the second model for an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for complying with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) provisions. (18 November 2012)

Announcement 2012-42 extends FATCA due diligence timelines
Announcement 2012-42 generally extends the timelines provided in the proposed regulations for withholding agents and foreign financial institutions to complete due diligence and other requirements. (24 October 2012)

How will the Channel Islands handle FATCA?
FATCA will have consequences across the world, including the Channel Islands. Maxine Rawlins, Head of Tax, Ernst & Young, Channel Islands, discusses FATCA's impact on the Islands. (16 August 2012)

Managing FATCA client communications: Move quickly, but carefully
Neil Bromberg and Terence Cardew outline how firms will need to communicate with clients and begin to collect the information necessary to comply with FATCA. (July 2012)

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FATCA resources

What is FATCA?
Get an overview of the provisions outlined in FATCA and use our interactive timeline to see key dates in the implementation process.

FATCA communications and alerts
Our FATCA communications and alerts keep you up-to-date with the latest FATCA developments. They are intended to provide you with background information, commentary and a discussion of the related challenges and potential opportunities for your organization.

FATCA tools
We’ve developed a suite of tools to help you get up to speed, analyze your organization and make educated decisions about the way forward.

Complying with FATCA: eleven key challenges
Learn how banks and other financial institutions can effectively address FATCA's most critical challenges before the rules take effect in early 2013.

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FATCA impact

How does FATCA affect asset managers?
Proposed FATCA regulations will affect investment funds in two critical ways.

Does FATCA apply to your life insurance business?
Many financial institutions are asking if FATCA applies to them -- and if so, what are the compliance requirements? Get the answers to common FATCA questions.

FATCA and insurance: the saga continues
New guidance brings answers and questions for the insurance industry.

FATCA: new definitions, classifications, rules, ideas
Understand FATCA’s impact on the banking, insurance and asset management industry.

Asset managers preparing for FATCA
For asset managers, FATCA is not simply a compliance exercise; it’s one in a string of reporting requirements that are reshaping the industry at its core.

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