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Annex II
The following Entities shall be treated as exempt beneficial owners or deemed-compliant FFIs,
as the case may be, and the following accounts are excluded from the definition of Financial
Accounts.
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This Annex II may be modified by a mutual written decision entered into between the Competent
Authorities of [FATCA Partner] and the United States: (1) to include additional Entities and
accounts that present a low risk of being used by U.S. Persons to evade U.S. tax and that have
similar characteristics to the Entities and accounts described in this Annex II as of the date of
signature of the Agreement; or (2) to remove Entities and accounts that, due to changes in
circumstances, no longer present a low risk of being used by U.S. Persons to evade U.S. tax.
Any such addition or removal shall be effective on the date of signature of the mutual decision,
unless otherwise provided therein. Procedures for reaching such a mutual decision may be
included in the mutual agreement or arrangement described in paragraph 6 of Article 3 of the
Agreement.
I. Exempt Beneficial Owners other than Funds. The following Entities shall be treated as
Non-Reporting [FATCA Partner] Financial Institutions and as exempt beneficial owners for
purposes of sections 1471 and 1472 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, other than with
respect to a payment that is derived from an obligation held in connection with a commercial
financial activity of a type engaged in by a Specified Insurance Company, Custodial
Institution, or Depository Institution.
A. Governmental Entity. The government of [FATCA Partner], any political subdivision
of [FATCA Partner] (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes a state, province,
county, or municipality), or any wholly owned agency or instrumentality of [FATCA
Partner] or any one or more of the foregoing (each, a “[FATCA Partner] Governmental
Entity”). This category is comprised of the integral parts, controlled entities, and political
subdivisions of [FATCA Partner].
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[The descriptions in this Annex II are a summary of the final U.S. Treasury Regulations and include the
modifications to the final regulations to which the United States Treasury is willing to agree. The United States
Treasury no longer intends to separately list in Annex II to future intergovernmental agreements classes of Entities
or accounts that are addressed by the descriptions herein. In addition, the United States Treasury no longer
intends to list non-profit organizations or Entities that are not Financial Institutions. These types of Entities are
described in subparagraphs B(2) through B(4) of section VI of Annex I. The descriptions in this Annex II reflect
extensive consultation with financial institutions and governments, and therefore cannot be further modified solely
to ease or eliminate a specific element of a description (e.g., with respect the requirement that a Financial
Institution with a local client base has at least 98 percent of its Financial Accounts by value as of the last day of
the preceding calendar year held by residents (described in paragraph A of section III of this Annex II), the United
States Treasury will not agree to a lower applicable percentage). The United States Treasury is, however, willing
to discuss the application of this Annex II to Entities or accounts that do not satisfy all the requirements of a
particular description listed herein. As part of such discussion, FATCA Partner must provide the United States
Treasury with a specific written description of which requirements are satisfied and which are not satisfied, and
with respect to the requirements that are not satisfied, must demonstrate the existence of a substitute requirement
that provides equal assurance that such Entity or account presents a low-risk of tax evasion.]
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1. An integral part of [FATCA Partner] means any person, organization, agency, bureau,
fund, instrumentality, or other body, however designated, that constitutes a governing
authority of [FATCA Partner]. The net earnings of the governing authority must be
credited to its own account or to other accounts of [FATCA Partner], with no portion
inuring to the benefit of any private person. An integral part does not include any
individual who is a sovereign, official, or administrator acting in a private or personal
capacity.
2. A controlled entity means an Entity that is separate in form from [FATCA Partner] or
that otherwise constitutes a separate juridical entity, provided that:
a) The Entity is wholly owned and controlled by one or more [FATCA Partner]
Governmental Entities directly or through one or more controlled entities;
b) The Entity’s net earnings are credited to its own account or to the accounts of one
or more [FATCA Partner] Governmental Entities, with no portion of its income
inuring to the benefit of any private person; and
c) The Entity’s assets vest in one or more [FATCA Partner] Governmental Entities
upon dissolution.
3. Income does not inure to the benefit of private persons
if such persons are the
intended beneficiaries of a governmental program, and the program activities are
performed for the general public with respect to the common welfare or relate to the
administration of some phase of government.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing,
however, income is considered to inure to the benefit of private persons if the income
is derived from the use of a governmental entity to conduct a commercial business,
such as a commercial banking business, that provides financial services to private
persons.
B. International Organization. Any international organization or wholly owned agency or
instrumentality thereof. This category includes any intergovernmental organization
(including a supranational organization) (1) that is comprised primarily of non-U.S.
governments; (2) that has in effect a headquarters agreement with [FATCA Partner]; and
(3) the income of which does not inure to the benefit of private persons.
C. Central Bank. An institution that is by law or government sanction the principal
authority, other than the government of [FATCA Partner] itself, issuing instruments
intended to circulate as currency. Such an institution may include an instrumentality that
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[The activities of a national social security scheme will generally be considered to be performed for the general
public with respect to the common welfare. The income of a pension fund established to provide retirement
benefits for employees of the government, however, generally will be considered to inure to a private person,
although the pension fund may still be treated as an exempt beneficial owner under paragraph D of section II of
this Annex II.]
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is separate from the government of [FATCA Partner], whether or not owned in whole or
in part by [FATCA Partner].
II. Funds that Qualify as Exempt Beneficial Owners. The following Entities shall be treated
as Non-Reporting [FATCA Partner] Financial Institutions and as exempt beneficial owners
for purposes of sections 1471 and 1472 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
A. [Treaty-Qualified Retirement Fund. A fund established in [FATCA Partner], provided
that the fund is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty between [FATCA Partner]
and the United States on income that it derives from sources within the United States (or
would be entitled to such benefits if it derived any such income) as a resident of [FATCA
Partner] that satisfies any applicable limitation on benefits requirement, and is operated
principally to administer or provide pension or retirement benefits.]
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B. Broad Participation Retirement Fund. A fund established in [FATCA Partner] to
provide retirement, disability, or death benefits, or any combination thereof, to
beneficiaries that are current or former employees (or persons designated by such
employees) of one or more employers in consideration for services rendered, provided
that the fund:
1. Does not have a single beneficiary with a right to more than five percent of the fund’s
assets;
2. Is subject to government regulation and provides information reporting to the tax
authorities in [FATCA Partner]; and
3. Satisfies at least one of the following requirements:
a) The fund is generally exempt from tax in [FATCA Partner] on investment income
under the laws of [FATCA Partner] due to its status as a retirement or pension
plan;
b) The fund receives at least 50 percent of its total contributions (other than transfers
of assets from other plans described in paragraphs A through D of this section or
from retirement and pension accounts described in subparagraph A(1) of section
V of this Annex II) from the sponsoring employers;
c) Distributions or withdrawals from the fund are allowed only upon the occurrence
of specified events related to retirement, disability, or death (except rollover
distributions to other retirement funds described in paragraphs A through D of this
section or retirement and pension accounts described in subparagraph A(1) of
section V of this Annex II), or penalties apply to distributions or withdrawals
made before such specified events; or
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[This paragraph would only be included where FATCA Partner and the United States have in effect an income tax
treaty with such a provision.]
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d) Contributions (other than certain permitted make-up contributions) by employees
to the fund are limited by reference to earned income of the employee or may not
exceed $50,000 annually, applying the rules set forth in Annex I for account
aggregation and currency translation.
C. Narrow Participation Retirement Fund. A fund established in [FATCA Partner] to
provide retirement, disability, or death benefits to beneficiaries that are current or former
employees (or persons designated by such employees) of one or more employers in
consideration for services rendered, provided that:
1. The fund has fewer than 50 participants;
2. The fund is sponsored by one or more employers that are not Investment Entities or
Passive NFFEs;
3. The employee and employer contributions to the fund (other than transfers of assets
from treaty-qualified retirement funds described in paragraph A of this section or
retirement and pension accounts described in subparagraph A(1) of section V of this
Annex II) are limited by reference to earned income and compensation of the
employee, respectively;
4. Participants that are not residents of [FATCA Partner] are not entitled to more than 20
percent of the fund’s assets; and
5. The fund is subject to government regulation and provides information reporting to
the tax authorities in [FATCA Partner].
D. Pension Fund of an Exempt Beneficial Owner. A fund established in [FATCA
Partner] by an exempt beneficial owner to provide retirement, disability, or death benefits
to beneficiaries or participants that are current or former employees of the exempt
beneficial owner (or persons designated by such employees), or that are not current or
former employees, if the benefits provided to such beneficiaries or participants are in
consideration of personal services performed for the exempt beneficial owner.
E. Investment Entity Wholly Owned by Exempt Beneficial Owners. An Entity that is a
[FATCA Partner] Financial Institution solely because it is an Investment Entity, provided
that each direct holder of an Equity Interest in the Entity is an exempt beneficial owner,
and each direct holder of a debt interest in such Entity is either a Depository Institution
(with respect to a loan made to such Entity) or an exempt beneficial owner.
III. Small or Limited Scope Financial Institutions that Qualify as Deemed-Compliant FFIs.
The following Financial Institutions are Non-Reporting [FATCA Partner] Financial
Institutions that shall be treated as deemed-compliant FFIs for purposes of section 1471 of
the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
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A. Financial Institution with a Local Client Base. A Financial Institution satisfying the
following requirements:
1. The Financial Institution must be licensed and regulated as a financial institution
under the laws of [FATCA Partner];
2. The Financial Institution must have no fixed place of business outside of [FATCA
Partner]. For this purpose, a fixed place of business does not include a location that is
not advertised to the public and from which the Financial Institution performs solely
administrative support functions;
3. The Financial Institution must not solicit customers or Account Holders outside
[FATCA Partner]. For this purpose, a Financial Institution shall not be considered to
have solicited customers or Account Holders outside [FATCA Partner] merely
because the Financial Institution (a) operates a website, provided that the website
does not specifically indicate that the Financial Institution provides Financial
Accounts or services to nonresidents, and does not otherwise target or solicit U.S.
customers or Account Holders, or (b) advertises in print media or on a radio or
television station that is distributed or aired primarily within [FATCA Partner] but is
also incidentally distributed or aired in other countries, provided that the
advertisement does not specifically indicate that the Financial Institution provides
Financial Accounts or services to nonresidents, and does not otherwise target or
solicit U.S. customers or Account Holders;
4. The Financial Institution must be required under the laws of [FATCA Partner] to
identify resident Account Holders for purposes of either information reporting or
withholding of tax with respect to Financial Accounts held by residents or for
purposes of satisfying [FATCA Partner]s AML due diligence requirements;
5. At least 98 percent of the Financial Accounts by value maintained by the Financial
Institution
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must be held by residents (including residents that are Entities) of
[FATCA Partner] [or a Member State of the European Union];
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6. Beginning on or before the Determination Date, the Financial Institution must have
policies and procedures, consistent with those set forth in Annex I, to prevent the
Financial Institution from providing a Financial Account to any Nonparticipating
Financial Institution and to monitor whether the Financial Institution opens or
maintains a Financial Account for any Specified U.S. Person who is not a resident of
[FATCA Partner] (including a U.S. Person that was a resident of [FATCA Partner]
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[This test is intended to be an annual test. FATCA Partner may specify, in implementing this requirement, a fixed
date of the year for purposes of testing whether this requirement is met, as long as that date is used consistently
from year to year, and may also provide a special rule for entities having no prior history (i.e., start-up entities).
This also applies for purposes of determining the balance sheet date for the local bank and financial institutions
with only low-value accounts described below.]
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[The bracketed language would only be included where FATCA Partner is a Member State of the European
Union.]
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when the Financial Account was opened but subsequently ceases to be a resident of
[FATCA Partner]) or any Passive NFFE with Controlling Persons who are U.S.
residents or U.S. citizens who are not residents of [FATCA Partner];
7. Such policies and procedures must provide that if any Financial Account held by a
Specified U.S. Person who is not a resident of [FATCA Partner] or by a Passive
NFFE with Controlling Persons who are U.S. residents or U.S. citizens who are not
residents of [FATCA Partner] is identified, the Financial Institution must report such
Financial Account as would be required if the Financial Institution were a Reporting
[FATCA Partner] Financial Institution (including by following the applicable
registration requirements on the IRS FATCA registration website) or close such
Financial Account;
8. With respect to a Preexisting Account held by an individual who is not a resident of
[FATCA Partner] or by an Entity, the Financial Institution must review those
Preexisting Accounts in accordance with the procedures set forth in Annex I
applicable to Preexisting Accounts to identify any U.S. Reportable Account or
Financial Account held by a Nonparticipating Financial Institution, and must report
such Financial Account as would be required if the Financial Institution were a
Reporting [FATCA Partner] Financial Institution (including by following the
applicable registration requirements on the IRS FATCA registration website) or close
such Financial Account;
9. Each Related Entity of the Financial Institution that is a Financial Institution must be
incorporated or organized in [FATCA Partner] and, with the exception of any
Related Entity that is a retirement fund described in paragraphs A through D of
section II of this Annex II, satisfy the requirements set forth in this paragraph A; and
10. The Financial Institution must not have policies or practices that discriminate against
opening or maintaining Financial Accounts for individuals who are Specified U.S.
Persons and residents of [FATCA Partner].
B. Local Bank. A Financial Institution satisfying the following requirements:
1. The Financial Institution operates solely as (and is licensed and regulated under the
laws of [FATCA Partner] as) (a) a bank or (b) a credit union or similar cooperative
credit organization that is operated without profit;
2. The Financial Institution’s business consists primarily of receiving deposits from and
making loans to, with respect to a bank, unrelated retail customers and, with respect
to a credit union or similar cooperative credit organization, members, provided that
no member has a greater than five percent interest in such credit union or cooperative
credit organization;
3. The Financial Institution satisfies the requirements set forth in subparagraphs A(2)
and A(3) of this section, provided that, in addition to the limitations on the website
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described in subparagraph A(3) of this section, the website does not permit the
opening of a Financial Account;
4. The Financial Institution does not have more than $175 million in assets on its
balance sheet, and the Financial Institution and any Related Entities, taken together,
do not have more than $500 million in total assets on their consolidated or combined
balance sheets; and
5. Any Related Entity must be incorporated or organized in [FATCA Partner], and any
Related Entity that is a Financial Institution, with the exception of any Related Entity
that is a retirement fund described in paragraphs A through D of section II of this
Annex II or a Financial Institution with only low-value accounts described in
paragraph C of this section, must satisfy the requirements set forth in this paragraph
B.
C. Financial Institution with Only Low-Value Accounts. A [FATCA Partner] Financial
Institution satisfying the following requirements:
1. The Financial Institution is not an Investment Entity;
2. No Financial Account maintained by the Financial Institution or any Related Entity
has a balance or value in excess of $50,000, applying the rules set forth in Annex I
for account aggregation and currency translation; and
3. The Financial Institution does not have more than $50 million in assets on its
balance sheet, and the Financial Institution and any Related Entities, taken together,
do not have more than $50 million in total assets on their consolidated or combined
balance sheets.
D. Qualified Credit Card Issuer. A [FATCA Partner] Financial Institution satisfying the
following requirements:
1. The Financial Institution is a Financial Institution solely because it is an issuer of
credit cards that accepts deposits only when a customer makes a payment in excess of
a balance due with respect to the card and the overpayment is not immediately
returned to the customer; and
2. Beginning on or before the Determination Date, the Financial Institution implements
policies and procedures to either prevent a customer deposit in excess of $50,000, or
to ensure that any customer deposit in excess of $50,000, in each case applying the
rules set forth in Annex I for account aggregation and currency translation, is
refunded to the customer within 60 days. For this purpose, a customer deposit does
not refer to credit balances to the extent of disputed charges but does include credit
balances resulting from merchandise returns.
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IV. Investment Entities that Qualify as Deemed-Compliant FFIs and Other Special Rules.
The Financial Institutions described in paragraphs A through E of this section are Non-
Reporting [FATCA Partner] Financial Institutions that shall be treated as deemed-compliant
FFIs for purposes of section 1471 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. In addition, paragraph
F of this section provides special rules applicable to an Investment Entity.
A. Trustee-Documented Trust. A trust established under the laws of [FATCA Partner] to
the extent that the trustee of the trust is a Reporting U.S. Financial Institution, Reporting
Model 1 FFI, or Participating FFI and the trustee reports all information required to be
reported pursuant to the Agreement as would be required if the trust were a Reporting
[FATCA Partner] Financial Institution (including by following the applicable registration
requirements on the IRS FATCA registration website).
B. Sponsored Investment Entity and Controlled Foreign Corporation. A Financial
Institution described in subparagraph B(1) or B(2) of this section having a sponsoring
entity that complies with the requirements of subparagraph B(3) of this section.
1. A Financial Institution is a sponsored investment entity if (a) it is an Investment
Entity established in [FATCA Partner] that is not a qualified intermediary,
withholding foreign partnership, or withholding foreign trust pursuant to relevant
U.S. Treasury Regulations; and (b) an Entity has agreed with the Financial Institution
to act as a sponsoring entity for the Financial Institution.
2. A Financial Institution is a sponsored controlled foreign corporation if (a) the
Financial Institution is a controlled foreign corporation
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organized under the laws of
[FATCA Partner] that is not a qualified intermediary, withholding foreign
partnership, or withholding foreign trust pursuant to relevant U.S. Treasury
Regulations; (b) the Financial Institution is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by a
Reporting U.S. Financial Institution that agrees to act, or requires an affiliate of the
Financial Institution to act, as a sponsoring entity for the Financial Institution; and (c)
the Financial Institution shares a common electronic account system with the
sponsoring entity that enables the sponsoring entity to identify all Account Holders
and payees of the Financial Institution and to access all account and customer
information maintained by the Financial Institution including, but not limited to,
customer identification information, customer documentation, account balance, and
all payments made to the Account Holder or payee.
3. The sponsoring entity complies with the following requirements:
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A “controlled foreign corporation” means any foreign corporation if more than 50 percent of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of such corporation entitled to vote, or the total value of the stock of such
corporation, is owned, or is considered as owned, by “United States shareholders” on any day during the taxable
year of such foreign corporation. The term a “United States shareholder” means, with respect to any foreign
corporation, a United States person who owns, or is considered as owning, 10 percent or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote of such foreign corporation.
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a) The sponsoring entity is authorized to act on behalf of the Financial Institution
(such as a fund manager, trustee, corporate director, or managing partner) to
fulfill applicable registration requirements on the IRS FATCA registration
website;
b) The sponsoring entity has registered as a sponsoring entity with the IRS on the
IRS FATCA registration website;
c) If the sponsoring entity identifies any U.S. Reportable Accounts with respect to
the Financial Institution, the sponsoring entity registers the Financial Institution
pursuant to applicable registration requirements on the IRS FATCA registration
website on or before the later of December 31, 2015 and the date that is 90 days
after such a U.S. Reportable Account is first identified;
d) The sponsoring entity agrees to perform, on behalf of the Financial Institution, all
due diligence, withholding, reporting, and other requirements that the Financial
Institution would have been required to perform if it were a Reporting [FATCA
Partner] Financial Institution;
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e) The sponsoring entity identifies the Financial Institution and includes the
identifying number of the Financial Institution (obtained by following applicable
registration requirements on the IRS FATCA registration website) in all reporting
completed on the Financial Institution’s behalf; and
f) The sponsoring entity has not had its status as a sponsor revoked.
C. Sponsored, Closely Held Investment Vehicle
. A [FATCA Partner] Financial Institution
satisfying the following requirements:
1. The Financial Institution is a Financial Institution solely because it is an Investment
Entity and is not a qualified intermediary, withholding foreign partnership, or
withholding foreign trust pursuant to relevant U.S. Treasury Regulations;
2. The sponsoring entity is a Reporting U.S. Financial Institution, Reporting Model 1
FFI, or Participating FFI, is authorized to act on behalf of the Financial Institution
(such as a professional manager, trustee, or managing partner), and agrees to perform,
on behalf of the Financial Institution, all due diligence, withholding, reporting, and
other requirements that the Financial Institution would have been required to perform
if it were a Reporting [FATCA Partner] Financial Institution;
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[A sponsoring entity that sponsors both a FATCA Partner Financial Institution and an FFI that is not located in an
Partner Jurisdiction would perform, with respect to the FATCA Partner Financial Institution, all the due diligence,
withholding, reporting, and other requirements that the FATCA Partner Financial Institution would have been
required to perform if it were a Reporting FATCA Partner Financial Institution and, with respect to the other FFI,
all the due diligence, withholding, reporting, and other requirements that the FFI would have been required to
perform if it were a participating FFI.]
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3. The Financial Institution does not hold itself out as an investment vehicle for
unrelated parties;
4. Twenty or fewer individuals own all of the debt interests and Equity Interests in the
Financial Institution (disregarding debt interests owned by Participating FFIs and
deemed-compliant FFIs and Equity Interests owned by an Entity if that Entity owns
100 percent of the Equity Interests in the Financial Institution and is itself a sponsored
Financial Institution described in this paragraph C); and
5. The sponsoring entity complies with the following requirements:
a) The sponsoring entity has registered as a sponsoring entity with the IRS on the
IRS FATCA registration website;
b) The sponsoring entity agrees to perform, on behalf of the Financial Institution, all
due diligence, withholding, reporting, and other requirements that the Financial
Institution would have been required to perform if it were a Reporting [FATCA
Partner] Financial Institution and retains documentation collected with respect to
the Financial Institution for a period of six years;
c) The sponsoring entity identifies the Financial Institution in all reporting
completed on the Financial Institution’s behalf; and
d) The sponsoring entity has not had its status as a sponsor revoked.
D. Investment Advisors and Investment Managers. An Investment Entity established in
[FATCA Partner] that is a Financial Institution solely because it (1) renders investment
advice to, and acts on behalf of, or (2) manages portfolios for, and acts on behalf of, a
customer for the purposes of investing, managing, or administering funds deposited in the
name of the customer with a Financial Institution other than a Nonparticipating Financial
Institution.
E. Collective Investment Vehicle
. An Investment Entity established in [FATCA Partner]
that is regulated as a collective investment vehicle, provided that all of the interests in the
collective investment vehicle (including debt interests in excess of $50,000) are held by
or through one or more exempt beneficial owners, Active NFFEs described in
subparagraph B(4) of section VI of Annex I, U.S. Persons that are not Specified U.S.
Persons, or Financial Institutions that are not Nonparticipating Financial Institutions.
F. Special Rules. The following rules apply to an Investment Entity:
1. With respect to interests in an Investment Entity that is a collective investment
vehicle described in paragraph E of this section, the reporting obligations of any
Investment Entity (other than a Financial Institution through which interests in the
collective investment vehicle are held) shall be deemed fulfilled.
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2. With respect to interests in:
a) An Investment Entity established in a Partner Jurisdiction that is regulated as a
collective investment vehicle, all of the interests in which (including debt interests
in excess of $50,000) are held by or through one or more exempt beneficial
owners, Active NFFEs described in subparagraph B(4) of section VI of Annex I,
U.S. Persons that are not Specified U.S. Persons, or Financial Institutions that are
not Nonparticipating Financial Institutions; or
b) An Investment Entity that is a qualified collective investment vehicle under
relevant U.S. Treasury Regulations;
the reporting obligations of any Investment Entity that is a [FATCA Partner]
Financial Institution (other than a Financial Institution through which interests in the
collective investment vehicle are held) shall be deemed fulfilled.
3. With respect to interests in an Investment Entity established in [FATCA Partner] that
is not described in paragraph E or subparagraph F(2) of this section, consistent with
[for Model 1A and Model 1B Non-Reciprocal IGAs: paragraph 3 of Article 5][for
Model 1B Standalone IGA: paragraph 4 of Article 5] of the Agreement, the reporting
obligations of all other Investment Entities with respect to such interests shall be
deemed fulfilled if the information required to be reported by the first-mentioned
Investment Entity pursuant to the Agreement with respect to such interests is reported
by such Investment Entity or another person.
4. [An Investment Entity established in [FATCA Partner] that is regulated as a
collective investment vehicle shall not fail to qualify under paragraph E or
subparagraph F(2) of this section, or otherwise as a deemed-compliant FFI, solely
because the collective investment vehicle has issued physical shares in bearer form,
provided that:
a) The collective investment vehicle has not issued, and does not issue, any physical
shares in bearer form after December 31, 2012;
b) The collective investment vehicle retires all such shares upon surrender;
c) The collective investment vehicle (or a Reporting [FATCA Partner] Financial
Institution) performs the due diligence procedures set forth in Annex I and reports
any information required to be reported with respect to any such shares when such
shares are presented for redemption or other payment; and
d) The collective investment vehicle has in place policies and procedures to ensure
that such shares are redeemed or immobilized as soon as possible, and in any
event prior to January 1, 2017.]
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[This provision would only be included where FATCA Partner has previously allowed collective investment
vehicles to issue bearer shares.]
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V. Accounts Excluded from Financial Accounts. The following accounts are excluded from
the definition of Financial Accounts and therefore shall not be treated as U.S. Reportable
Accounts.
A. Certain Savings Accounts.
1. Retirement and Pension Account. A retirement or pension account maintained in
[FATCA Partner] that satisfies the following requirements under the laws of [FATCA
Partner].
a) The account is subject to regulation as a personal retirement account or is part of a
registered or regulated retirement or pension plan for the provision of retirement
or pension benefits (including disability or death benefits);
b) The account is tax-favored (i.e., contributions to the account that would otherwise
be subject to tax under the laws of [FATCA Partner] are deductible or excluded
from the gross income of the account holder or taxed at a reduced rate, or taxation
of investment income from the account is deferred or taxed at a reduced rate);
c) Annual information reporting is required to the tax authorities in [FATCA
Partner] with respect to the account;
d) Withdrawals are conditioned on reaching a specified retirement age, disability, or
death, or penalties apply to withdrawals made before such specified events; and
e) Either (i) annual contributions are limited to $50,000 or less, or (ii) there is a
maximum lifetime contribution limit to the account of $1,000,000 or less, in each
case applying the rules set forth in Annex I for account aggregation and currency
translation.
2. Non-Retirement Savings Accounts
. An account maintained in [FATCA Partner]
(other than an insurance or Annuity Contract) that satisfies the following
requirements under the laws of [FATCA Partner].
a) The account is subject to regulation as a savings vehicle for purposes other than
for retirement;
b) The account is tax-favored (i.e., contributions to the account that would otherwise
be subject to tax under the laws of [FATCA Partner] are deductible or excluded
from the gross income of the account holder or taxed at a reduced rate, or taxation
of investment income from the account is deferred or taxed at a reduced rate);
c) Withdrawals are conditioned on meeting specific criteria related to the purpose of
the savings account (for example, the provision of educational or medical
benefits), or penalties apply to withdrawals made before such criteria are met; and
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d) Annual contributions are limited to $50,000 or less, applying the rules set forth in
Annex I for account aggregation and currency translation.
B. Certain Term Life Insurance Contracts. A life insurance contract maintained in
[FATCA Partner] with a coverage period that will end before the insured individual
attains age 90, provided that the contract satisfies the following requirements:
1. Periodic premiums, which do not decrease over time, are payable at least annually
during the period the contract is in existence or until the insured attains age 90,
whichever is shorter;
2. The contract has no contract value that any person can access (by withdrawal, loan, or
otherwise) without terminating the contract;
3. The amount (other than a death benefit) payable upon cancellation or termination of
the contract cannot exceed the aggregate premiums paid for the contract, less the sum
of mortality, morbidity, and expense charges (whether or not actually imposed) for
the period or periods of the contract’s existence and any amounts paid prior to the
cancellation or termination of the contract; and
4. The contract is not held by a transferee for value.
C. Account Held By an Estate. An account maintained in [FATCA Partner] that is held
solely by an estate if the documentation for such account includes a copy of the
deceaseds will or death certificate.
D. Escrow Accounts
. An account maintained in [FATCA Partner] established in
connection with any of the following:
1. A court order or judgment.
2. A sale, exchange, or lease of real or personal property, provided that the account
satisfies the following requirements:
a) The account is funded solely with a down payment, earnest money, deposit in an
amount appropriate to secure an obligation directly related to the transaction, or a
similar payment, or is funded with a financial asset that is deposited in the
account in connection with the sale, exchange, or lease of the property;
b) The account is established and used solely to secure the obligation of the
purchaser to pay the purchase price for the property, the seller to pay any
contingent liability, or the lessor or lessee to pay for any damages relating to the
leased property as agreed under the lease;
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c) The assets of the account, including the income earned thereon, will be paid or
otherwise distributed for the benefit of the purchaser, seller, lessor, or lessee
(including to satisfy such person’s obligation) when the property is sold,
exchanged, or surrendered, or the lease terminates;
d) The account is not a margin or similar account established in connection with a
sale or exchange of a financial asset; and
e) The account is not associated with a credit card account.
3. An obligation of a Financial Institution servicing a loan secured by real property to
set aside a portion of a payment solely to facilitate the payment of taxes or insurance
related to the real property at a later time.
4. An obligation of a Financial Institution solely to facilitate the payment of taxes at a
later time.
E. Partner Jurisdiction Accounts. An account maintained in [FATCA Partner] and
excluded from the definition of Financial Account under an agreement between the
United States and another Partner Jurisdiction to facilitate the implementation of FATCA,
provided that such account is subject to the same requirements and oversight under the
laws of such other Partner Jurisdiction as if such account were established in that Partner
Jurisdiction and maintained by a Partner Jurisdiction Financial Institution in that Partner
Jurisdiction.
VI. Definitions. The following additional definitions shall apply to the descriptions above:
A. Reporting Model 1 FFI. The term Reporting Model 1 FFI means a Financial Institution
with respect to which a non-U.S. government or agency thereof agrees to obtain and
exchange information pursuant to a Model 1 IGA, other than a Financial Institution
treated as a Nonparticipating Financial Institution under the Model 1 IGA. For purposes
of this definition, the term Model 1 IGA means an arrangement between the United
States or the Treasury Department and a non-U.S. government or one or more agencies
thereof to implement FATCA through reporting by Financial Institutions to such non-
U.S. government or agency thereof, followed by automatic exchange of such reported
information with the IRS.
B. Participating FFI. The term Participating FFI means a Financial Institution that has
agreed to comply with the requirements of an FFI Agreement, including a Financial
Institution described in a Model 2 IGA that has agreed to comply with the requirements
of an FFI Agreement. The term Participating FFI also includes a qualified intermediary
branch of a Reporting U.S. Financial Institution, unless such branch is a Reporting Model
1 FFI. For purposes of this definition, the term FFI Agreement means an agreement that
sets forth the requirements for a Financial Institution to be treated as complying with the
requirements of section 1471(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. In addition, for
purposes of this definition, the term Model 2 IGA means an arrangement between the
United States or the Treasury Department and a non-U.S. government or one or more
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agencies thereof to facilitate the implementation of FATCA through reporting by
Financial Institutions directly to the IRS in accordance with the requirements of an FFI
Agreement, supplemented by the exchange of information between such non-U.S.
government or agency thereof and the IRS.