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More than 1,700 entities disclosed on the Panama Papers leak have also registered with the IRS that they comply with FATCA

William Byrnes

Following yesterday’s Panama Papers Leak it can be seen that at least 1,700 legal entities on that list are also on the IRS list that “includes all foreign financial institutions and branches with approved FATCA registration at the time the list is compiled”.

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Panama Papers Leading to 30 Country Interlinked Beneficial Ownership Registry for Company and Trusts

William Byrnes

Over 20 countries have joined the UK-led pilot to automatically share ownership information for companies. As such their tax and law enforcement agencies will now exchange data on company beneficial ownership registers and new registers of trusts enabling more effective investigation of financial wrongdoing and tax-dodging.  [See free SSRN download of Lexisnexis® Guide to FATCA Compliance 2016] Read More

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