Complying With Fatca & Its Impact On Business Bahrain Institute for Banking & Finance
Price: BHD 100
  • Duration: 1 Day

Course details

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is a U.S. legislation enacted by US Congress to improve the tax compliance by ?US Persons? who have financial accounts or investments with foreign financial institutions. The draft FATCA rules are wide-ranging and will force global financial institutions including most Bahraini banks and financial institutions to report details of their clients who are considered as US Persons to US tax authorities. Its implementation represents a complex and costly compliance task for non US banks. This one day course is specifically designed to provide participants an overview of key provisions and requirements of FATCA.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, participants should understand:

  • Timeline for implementation of FATCA
  • Salient features of FATCA
  • Key considerations in planning FATCA Implementation
  • How FATCA will impact Retail, wholesale & Islamic banks
  • What are FFI’s (Foreign Financial Entities)
  • Role of IGA (Intergovernmental Agreement) in FATCA implementation
  • What is covered under “Extended Affiliate Group”
  • Need to update AML/ KYC framework to fully comply with provisions of FATCA

Target Audience

This course is targeted at staff in managerial to middle managerial level positions that will be involved in FATCA implementation, but will also be useful for anyone wanting to become familiar with the provisions and key requirements of FATCA.

Entry Requirements

None required

Updated on 08 November, 2015

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