Belgium Fights Back! No FATCA Info to IRS – Deep Dive the Belgian Decision

On May 23, a decision (Decision) by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) now prohibits the Belgian tax authorities (the defendant in this case) from transferring to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the personal data of Belgian “Accidental Americans” (and likely other US persons with accounts in Belgium) pursuant to the ”FATCA” Intergovernmental Agreement between … Continue reading Belgium Fights Back! No FATCA Info to IRS – Deep Dive the Belgian Decision →

FATCA 11 Years Later – US Still the Tax Haven?

Since the passage of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in 2010, we’ve been inundated with mountains of information about this legislation including its implementing Treasury Regulations, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announcements and notices, reams of articles, books, blog postings as well as a Twitter-verse awash with FATCA-esque tweets. Following FATCA’s roll-out, hordes of … Continue reading FATCA 11 Years Later – US Still the Tax Haven? →