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66 IGAs Published or in Effect

Two IGAs “agreed in substance” have been added by Treasury to its list on Friday, May 16 – Turks & Caicos Islands and Azerbaijan.  This brings the total IGAs published and treated as in effect up to 62, comprised of 27 published Model 1, 5 published Model 2, while 32 Model 1 have been agreed in substance and 2 of the Model 2 agreed.  Updated list is below.  FFIS in the remaining 140+ countries and jurisdictions rush to register with the FATCA portal and to be placed on the GIIN List by the July 1st start of FATCA withholding.

Previous article and analysis is available at https://profwilliambyrnes.com/2014/05/11/2-new-igas-brings-it-to-64-brides-148-bridesmaids-remain-in-waiting-and-other-important-fatca-updates/

Model 1 IGA’s treated in effect = 32 (in red added since my > last IGA update < of May 11)

1. Azerbaijan (5-16-2014) <— new
2. Bahamas (4-17-2014)
3. Brazil (4-2-2014)
4. British Virgin Islands (4-2-2014)
5. Bulgaria (4-23-2014)
6. Columbia (4-23-2014)
7. Croatia (4-2-2014)
8. Curaçao (4-30-2014)
9. Czech Republic (4-2-2014)
10. Cyprus (4-22-2014)
11. India (4-11-2014)
12. Indonesia (5-4-2014) 
13. Israel (4-28-2014)
14. Kosovo (4-2-2014)
15. Kuwait (5-1-2014)  
16. Latvia (4-2-2014)
17. Liechtenstein (4-2-2014)
18. Lithuania (4-2-2014)
19. New Zealand (4-2-2014)
20. Panama (5-1-2014)  
21. Peru (5-1-2014)  
22. Poland (4-2-2014)
23. Portugal (4-2-2014)
24. Qatar (4-2-2014)
25. Singapore (5-5-2014) 
26. Slovak Republic (4-11-2014)
27. Slovenia (4-2-2014)
28. South Africa (4-2-2014)
29. South Korea (4-2-2014)
30. Sweden (4-24-2014)
31. Romania (4-2-2014)
32. Turks & Caicos (5-12-2014) <— new

Model 2 IGAs treated in effect = 2

• Armenia (5-8-2014)  
• Hong Kong (5-9-2014)  

jurisdiction that have signed and entered into a formal IGA