IRS Webinar on FATCA Responsible Officer Certifications of Compliance

Japan tax alert 1 October 2020

The IRS hosted a webinar on FATCA responsible officer certifications of compliance on 22 September 2020. The webinar addressed FATCA responsible officer certification requirements for the Certification of Preexisting Accounts (COPA) and Periodic Certifications including certification due dates and navigation of a certification from initiation to submission.

Key areas covered by the IRS during the webinar are summarized below for general information purposes. Reference should be made to the source FATCA regulations and guidance issued by the IRS.

  1. IRS summary for FATCA certifications:
  2. Additional FATCA certification guidance from the IRS:
  3. IRS responses to FATCA certification questions:

IRS Webinar on FATCA Responsible Officer Certifications of Compliance (Japan tax alert 1 October 2020)