As of 2014 the financial industry was confronted with new regulations relating to the automatic exchange of tax related information of which the US Foreign Account Tax compliance Act (FATCA) and the Common Reporting Standard of the OECD and G20 (CRS) are the most important regulations. The prescribed FATCA & CRS compliance processes are complex. Our mission is to provide our clients with legal and compliance support relating to FATCA and CRS matters.

We are providing the following services.

• FATCA & CRS entity classification support
  (including drafting of classification reports)
• Support for completing of several FATCA W8 and Self-certification forms
  (including W8BEN, W8BEN-E and W8IMY forms)
• Support for completing of several CRS forms
  (including CRS-E and CRS-CP forms)
• Support relating to the set up of FATCA and ÇRS due diligence procedures