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FATCA News & Information November 16, 2016

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Issue Number:  2015-35

Inside This Issue


  1. IDES User Feedback
  2. IDES & ICMM Technical FAQs
  3. FATCA Global IT Forum
  4. FATCA XML Schema Webpage

1.  Update! IDES Comments Application

Please provide feedback on your experience using the International Data Exchange Service (IDES) via the IDES Comments Application.  We will use your comments to develop additional features for future releases.

Send feedback on any of the following topics:

• Alerts
• Data packaging
• Enrollment process
• Online resources
• Sentinel reporting
• SFTP
• Web interface
• XML
• Other

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2.  Update! IDES and ICMM Frequently Asked Questions

Several FATCA IDES frequently asked questions (FAQs) have been added and updated on IRS.gov. The FATCA IDES Technical FAQs  focus on IDES technical issues such as the IDES alerts, schema, security and much more. In addition, the FATCA ICMM FAQ, NTD Q2, has been corrected and provides information on threat detection. 

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3.  Update!  Global IT Forum

The Global IT Forum sessions provide updates on major IDES developments and provide an opportunity to discuss technical questions with Host Country Tax Authorities (HCTAs), financial institutions, and related industry organizations. The Global IT Forum will be held monthly and to participate, email LB&I FATCA IDES and include the name, email address, and organization of each participant.

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4.  Update! FATCA XML Schema Webpage

The FATCA XML Schemas and Business Rules for Form 8966 webpage has been updated to include FATCA Notifications XML v2.1.  The links included on the webpage provide guidance to validate reporting schemas.

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