On 2 March 2018 the Income Tax Division issued an Industry Advisory Notice regarding the reporting of unknown US TINs for pre-existing accounts under the US FATCA regime.
On 2 March 2018 the Income Tax Division issued an Industry Advisory Notice regarding the reporting of unknown US TINs for pre-existing accounts under the US FATCA regime.
For reporting periods prior to 1 January 2017 it was acceptable to use “000000000” where a US TIN was not known on a reportable account. However, for reporting periods starting on or after 1 January 2017 this approach will produce an error when a report is uploaded to the Tax Office portal. Instead, “AAAAAAAAA” will need to be used where there is an unknown TIN; however this approach can only be used where the following criteria are met.
If you have any questions in respect of FATCA or CRS please contact Clare Kelly or David Parsons.
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