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FATCA News & Information December 17,2015

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Issue Number:  2015-40

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  1. IDES New IP Address
  2. IDES Web Pages
  3. IDES Testing Session

1.  IDES New IP Address

The FATCA International Data Exchange Service (IDES) Gateway  has a new IP address. If you access IDES through an automated process or SFTP, update the IP address to 52.1.31.195. If you need assistance contact the IDES Help Desk.

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2.  Updated- IDES web page

The following web page and samples have been updated:


• FATCA XML Schema Best Practices to Correct, Amend and Void

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3.  Updated - IDES Testing Session

The FATCA International Data Exchange Service (IDES) opens for testing from Monday, December 21, 2015 at 8:00 AM EDT to Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 5:00 PM EDT (UTC/GMT -4).  The test session will be open to users that have completed IDES enrollment by Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 5:00 PM EDT. Additional testing sessions will be announced on the IDES Testing Schedule web page. If you need assistance, contact the IDES Help Desk.

Note: 

Use test data only. The test files should not contain production data or personally identifiable information, such as a valid taxpayer number or account number. Do not submit production files to the test environment or test files to the production environment.

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