How to enjoy being an expatriate and still comply with U.S. taxes in Curaçao
Expat living is exciting, but we don't want to make it too exciting. The good news is that compliance is relatively simple. Curaçao is a party to FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). It's possible that More...
Caribbean Association of Banks urges compliance with FATCA
WILLEMSTAD - The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) has expressed concern about the number of countries in the region which have not yet put in place inter-governmental agreements (IGAs) with the United States More...
Curaçao shares tax data US citizens with the US
WILLEMSTAD - The intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between Curaçao, a low-tax Caribbean territory, and the United States implementing the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is now in force. FATCA, enacted More...
Bill proposal FATCA agreement Curaçao adopted by Dutch Parliament
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD – The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament has recently approved the bill between the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on behalf of Curaçao, and the United States to improve the international More...
Compliance Matters: Have you received a FATCA letter?
Many US expatriate taxpayers are receiving “FATCA” letters from offshore banks around the world. The banks are sending the letters in anticipation of their IRS FATCA reports of US taxpayer offshore financial More...
Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs foresees smooth exchange tax information with the U.S.
WILLEMSTAD, THE HAGUE – The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bert Koenders indicated recently that he does not anticipate any problems for the future exchange of tax information between Curaçao and the United More...
Curaçao will exchange financial data with the US
WILLEMSTAD – The Parliament of Curaçao has adopted the bill “Ordinance international assistance in the field of taxation” yesterday with 11 votes in favor and 3 against. The opposition party MFK voted against More...
Pan-American Life shares FATCA Best Practices with local insurance association members
WILLEMSTAD - Pan-American Life Insurance Company of Curaçao and Sint Maarten, a member of Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), facilitated a discussion yesterday with other members of the local insurance More...
Curaçao and the United States sign agreement to share tax information
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao’s Minister of Finance Jose Jardim and U.S. Consul General James Moore signed today an intergovernmental agreement to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to promote More...
Americans can be verified in Curacao for tax purposes
WILLEMSTAD - American citizens living in Curacao can be formally verified whether they have paid their taxes or not. Recently Curacao has signed an agreement with the United States, which makes this verification More...
