NZ Bankers’ Association submission on FATCA

The NZ Bankers’ Association made a submission to the IRS in June 2011 requesting that banks registered under the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act be exempted from their obligations under FATCA. The submission, which was dated 7 June 2011, also endorses...

Research into FATCA – accounts denied

A while ago I wrote about a call I had from a financial planner in New Zealand whose client had allegedly been denied an account and said I would research these allegations further. I have been doing some research on FATCA today as I write an update on this for the...