FATCA & It’s Impact on Canadians and the International Community
In 2010, the U.S. government passed the ‘Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act’ (FATCA). This new compliance act requires any U.S. person, Resident (Green Card), or Non-Resident Alien, who meets the reporting thresholds for a specific tax year to disclose information regarding their foreign financial accounts and other foreign assets to the U.S Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (Also...