Tax Reporting & CRS/FATCA Compliance

The Common Reporting Standard and FATCA impose automatic exchange-of-information obligations on financial institutions, funds, trusts, and certain holding

Tax Reporting & CRS/FATCA Compliance covers comparative legal assessment, documentation and coordination across international jurisdictions. It is typically relevant to businesses, investors and families considering a cross-border structure or activity. There is no single offshore regime: legal effects, disclosures, taxation and permissions depend on the selected jurisdiction, relevant residence rules and the facts of each case.

Key points

  • CRS and FATCA are distinct tax-reporting regimes.
  • Classification depends on the entity, account and jurisdictions involved.
  • Self-certifications and controlling-person data must be accurate.
  • Local filing rules and deadlines are checked jurisdiction by jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction and applicable framework

The law and competent-authority requirements of the selected jurisdiction apply, together with rules in relevant tax-residence and operating jurisdictions. Comparison precedes selection and implementation.

Official sources

Last reviewed: 22 September 2026

The Common Reporting Standard and FATCA impose automatic exchange-of-information obligations on financial institutions, funds, trusts, and certain holding entities. Non-compliance results in penalties, reputational damage, and potential withholding-tax consequences. We classify entities, identify reportable accounts, and prepare the filings.

We determine each entity's classification under CRS and FATCA (reporting financial institution, passive NFE, active NFE), design the due-diligence procedures for identifying reportable persons, and prepare the XML filings for submission to the local tax authority.

What this includes

  • Entity classification (CRS & FATCA)
  • Reportable-account identification
  • Due-diligence procedure design
  • Annual reporting & XML-filing preparation
  • Self-certification form management

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