Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act – a US law passed in 2010 that requires all of the financial institutions in the world to search out their US citizen clients and report them to the IRS. Failure to do this will result in 30% withholding from any US transaction that financial institution engages in.
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Let's Fix the Australia/US Tax Treaty!
The Australia/US tax treaty needs urgent revision to prevent double taxation