IRS Updates FATCA Guidance

On October 24, 2012, the US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Announcement 2012-42 along with a table (reproduced below) that summarizes certain Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) due diligence deadlines. The changes announced are limited, but they demonstrate that the IRS and the US Treasury Department continue to make modifications to the FATCA withholding and reporting rules in response to comments, especially comments focused on practical problems encountered by entities trying to implement and comply with FATCA.

Jerome Walker, a member of Dentons’ Corporate practice, co-authored this article.

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John Harrington is the co-leader of Dentons' US Tax practice, which was recognized by The Legal 500 in 2020 for outstanding work in international and non-contentious tax. Recognized by Chambers Global as a Notable Practitioner, he advises clients on inbound and outbound transactional and compliance issues; international tax legislative, regulatory and treaty matters; and a variety of domestic tax issues.

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Marc Teitelbaum is the former chair of Dentons' Tax practice, which was recognized by The Legal 500 in 2020 for outstanding work in international and non-contentious tax. Marc has been involved in advising public companies, underwriters and investment funds principally in the following areas: acquisition and disposition of domestic and foreign corporations whether taxable or tax-free transactions; the US tax consequences of foreign operations and foreign joint ventures, in particular, multinational manufacturing and sales operations; debt and equity financings; and investment strategies in partnership form, including tax- and accounting-advantaged structured domestic and cross-border financing arrangements.