Cayman Islands provides final extension for US FATCA & CRS reportin
From RSM The Cayman Islands have recently extended the filing deadline for Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standards (CRS) reports to Aug. 31, 2017. This new one month extension marks the last time the Cayman government…
Cayman Islands: Automatic exchange of information – further update
Harneys From ILO Introduction Key dates for 2017 A timely reminder for CRS compliance Phasing out of UK CDOT and EU Savings Directive obligations Introduction The Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority (TIA) recently issued further updates on the compliance obligations…
Cayman Islands AEOI Portal for CRS Notification and FATCA Reporting Is Open: Several Deadlines Have Been Extended
By Harold Adrion From Eisner Amper The Cayman Islands Department for International Tax Cooperation has opened its Automatic Exchange of Information Portal (AEOI Portal) for notifications for the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and FATCA reporting. It has also released a…
Cayman Islands AEOI portal reopens – get your filings ready …
By Fiona Chandler From The Offshore Funds Blog Don’t all rush at once with your XML files, but the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority (TIA) confirmed last week that its automatic exchange of information (AEOI) portal is now open again for…
Maples group sponsors CRS 101 event
The Maples group, comprised of local firms Maples and Calder and MaplesFS, will be sponsoring a significant educational event for one of the country’s most recent compliance initiatives. The ‘CRS 101’ seminar is organised by local consulting firm FTS and…
Cayman Islands: ‘CRS 101’ seminar aims to help firms prepare
As local financial services firms look to finalise their preparations for the OECD’s Common Reporting Standards (CRS), a seminar aims to help them to be ready for the country’s latest financial services initiative. Local consulting firm FTS is organizing a…
Cayman Islands extends CRS notification and reporting dates
By Hatice Ismail, Martin Shah From Simmons & Simmonds elexica The Cayman Islands have announced that they are pushing back by two months the 2017 deadlines for Cayman Financial Institutions (FIs) to notify their status to the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority…
The evolution of independent governance and board diversity
From hedgeweek Individuals who serve as independent non-executive directors, like it or not, operate in a role which is constantly evolving. This evolution is not only in parallel with changes in investment funds business but also in terms of regulation…
Cayman Islands adopts amended CRS regulations
By Matt Taber From Harneys The Cayman Islands’ commitment to international transparency standards has been reinforced by its adoption of amended Common Reporting Standards regulations in December 2016 to ensure effective implementation of the OECD’s Common Reporting Standards in the…
The Cayman Islands and the Common Reporting Standard
From Conyers Dill & Pearman The Cayman Islands and the Common Reporting Standard Issued by The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development Preface This publication has been prepared to provide an overview of the common reporting standard issued by the…