Registration for the purpose of Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)

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..... 1. Please refer to SEBI circular CIR/MIRSD/2/2014 dated June 30, 2014 on the captioned subject. 2. The Government of India has informed SEBI vide communication dated December 30, 2014 that as per the FAQ published on the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website, Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) in Model 1 jurisdictions need to register with the US IRS and obtain a Global Intermediary I .....

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..... exercise of powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (SEBI Act). Yours faithfully, Krishnanand Raghavan General Manager 022-26449632 Email: krishnanandr@sebi.gov.in Annexure: as above Copy to: All Recognized Stock Exchanges Depositories - To bring the contents of this Circular to the notice of the Stock Brokers, .....

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..... e the requirement in the chapter 4 regulations that for payments made on or after January 1, 2015, in order for withholding not to apply, a withholding agent may treat a reporting Model 1 FFI as a registered deemed-compliant FFI only if the withholding agent has a withholding certificate identifying the payee as a registered deemed compliant FFI and the withholding certificate contains a GIIN for .....

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