UK trade bodies to step up FATCA lobbying

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UK trade bodies will be lobbying the British and American authorities to clarify whether UK pension schemes will be exempt from the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

FATCA is designed to crackdown on the use of offshore accounts by American citizens to avoid paying their tax bill by forcing ‘foreign financial institutions’ to report Americans on their books. ...

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