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FATCA News & Information December 1, 2016

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Issue Number:  2016-23

Inside This Issue


  1. New! FATCA Notification XML Schema v2.3
  2. FATCA IDES Testing for FATCA XML Schema v2.0

 

1.  New! FATCA Notification XML Schema v2.3

The IRS updated the FATCA Notification XML Schema v2.3 to include new file and record level error notification codes for Nil Reports and FATCA XML Schema v2.0. The IDES test environment will only accept FATCA Notification XML Schema v2.3. The notification schema will be effective in January 2017. For more information on the Notification XML schema v2.3 and samples, go to the IDES Schema web page. 

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2.  FATCA IDES Testing for FATCA XML Schema v2.0

The FATCA International Data Exchange Service (IDES) opens for testing from Monday, December 19, 2016 at 8:00 AM EST to Monday, January 30, 2017 at 5:00 PM EDT (UTC/GMT -5).  The test session will be open to users that have completed IDES enrollment by Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 5:00 PM EST. The test environment will only support the FATCA XML Schema v2.0 and Notification XML Schema v2.3.

Enrolled users will receive an email with a link to the current IDES test web application and SFTP on Monday, December 19, 2016. Additional information is available on the IDES Testing Schedule web page. If you need assistance with enrollment, contact the IDES Help Desk.

Resources

Please sign up to attend the next FATCA Global IT Forum hosted by the IRS on December 7, 2016 and December 8, 2016.  Our technical experts will be available to answer your questions. For more information on FAQs, testing and sample files, visit the IDES Resources web pages. If you need assistance, contact the IDES Help Desk.

Note:

Any production files submitted to the test environment will not be processed and generate an error notification. Do not submit production files to the test environment or test files to the production environment.

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