IRS identifies issues relating to schema
An issue has been identified in which FATCA XML documents fail schema validation when default namespaces are used. This is a temporary...
Opening of IDES enrollment site
According to IRS announcement, Financial institutions and host country tax authorities will use IDES to securely send their information...
IDES User Guide
Publication 5190, a draft version of FATCA IDES User Guide was released by the IRS. The FATCA International Date Exchange Service (IDES)...
Publication 5188 on metadata XML schema
The IRS posted Publication 5188, FATCA Metadata XML Schema v1.0 The guidance explains the process of preparation and validation of the...
Update to the instructions for Form 8966 for 2014
The IRS posted an update to the instraction for Form 8966, FATCA Report, for use by certain entities that are required to report...