{"id":19825,"date":"2011-01-07T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=19825"},"modified":"2011-01-07T07:31:24","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T11:31:24","slug":"hedge-fund-tax-alert-reporting-of-specified-foreign-financial-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/01\/2011\/hedge-fund-tax-alert-reporting-of-specified-foreign-financial-assets.html","title":{"rendered":"Hedge Fund Tax Alert: Reporting of &#8216;Specified Foreign Financial Assets&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; U.S. taxpayers with ownership in foreign hedge funds, investments and assets may be affected by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (&#8220;FATCA&#8221;), which was included as part of the 2010 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (\u201cHIRE\u201d) Act, according to hedge fund adviser Decosimo.<\/p>\n<p>Hedge fund managers may need information on related costs and penalties associated with noncompliance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A short summary of the key points are:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/27112009174355511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19828\" title=\"Global Assets\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/27112009174355511-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/27112009174355511-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/27112009174355511.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> * WHO<\/strong> is subject:  individuals (but may be expanded to entities by regulations).<\/p>\n<p><strong>* WHAT<\/strong> is subject:  any &#8220;specified foreign financial asset&#8221; which includes foreign bank or securities, accounts, any stock or security issued by a non-US person, any financial instrument or contract held for investment where the issuer or counterparty is a non-US person and any interest in a foreign entity with total value of all accounts of $50,000 or more.<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>* WHEN<\/strong> is effective date:  Tax filing year 2011 for most individuals.<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>* WHERE<\/strong> is this reported:  Form 1040 package (specific form not yet drafted).<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>* WHY<\/strong> should taxpayers comply:  potential penalties are substantial and statute of limitations may be involuntarily extended.<\/p>\n<p>Full Alert Here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/article_FATCA_Decosimo2.doc\">Reporting of \u2018Specified Foreign Financial Assets&#8217; <\/a>(22KB)<\/p>\n<p>Editing by Alex Akesson<br \/>\nFor <a title=\"hedge funds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:alex@hedgeco.net\">alex@hedgeco.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.Net<\/a> is a premier <a title=\"hedge fund database\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">hedge fund database<\/a> and community for qualified and accredited investors only. 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