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In New Zealand the Law Commission has recommended that there not be a register of trusts in New Zealand. See Review of the Law of Trusts: A Trusts Act for New Zealand at 18.28. The Law Commission view that this is too blunt an instrument to use to improve accountability to beneficiaries. While the privacy … Continue reading
FATCA, for the uninitiated is an acronym for US (foreign account tax compliance act) legislation that was introduced to assist the US IRS recover tax from US taxpayers’ undeclared foreign income. FATCA has application in New Zealand by virtue of an inter-governmental agreement (IGA). There has also been legislative amendments made to NZ legislation to accommodate FATCA. … Continue reading
First off, what is FATCA? FATCA is an acronym that stands for Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. This is an American initiative, with global reach, that places on-going obligations on non-US financial institutions to verify and review accounts to establish whether the account is held or ultimately controlled by a US person. Unless the U.S. … Continue reading
Matters of Trust 