In a move that is of no surprise, the United States government has announced a delay to the due date for compliance with FATCA until 2014.

This comes as a result of pressure to allow affected parties, namely foreign financial institutions, more time to implement the systems required under the legislation, in what is a major regulatory project.

The original date for compliance was 1 January 2013.

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