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FATCA News & Information April 11, 2017

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Issue Number:  2017-8

Inside This Issue


  1. IDES Testing Session
  2. New IDES Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)

1.  IDES Testing Session

The FATCA International Data Exchange Service (IDES) will be open for testing from Monday, June 19, 2017 at 8:00 AM EST to Friday, July 14, 2017 at 5:00 PM EST (UTC/GMT-5).  The test session will be open to users that have completed IDES enrollment by Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 5:00 PM EST. All testing sessions will be announced on the IDES Testing Schedule web page. If you need assistance with enrollment, contact the IDES Help Desk at IDES Enrollment Support.

Note: 
Any production files submitted to the test environment will not be processed. Do not submit production files to the test environment or test files to the production environment.

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2.  New IDES Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)

A new IDES FAQ has been posted on IRS.gov that discusses FATCA reporting by a Model 1 financial institution that does not have a U.S. TIN for an account holder.

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