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PHL, US agree to share bank account info

Posted On Wednesday, July 15, 2015
By : News Service
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Citizens who have $50K or more are subject to probe

PHL-US COOPERATION: Apart from the latest agreement on sharing of account information to prevent tax evasion, the two countries have been launching programs to benefit both nations as shown in this recent photo where Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. and NLRB General Counsel Richard Griffin signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of the General Counsel of the NLRB and the DFA aimed at educating Filipino workers and business owners on their rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining, as provided under the National Labor Relations Act, which is the basic US law governing labor relations. (Photo by the National Labor Relations Board)

PHL-US COOPERATION: Apart from the latest agreement on sharing of account information to prevent tax evasion, the two countries have been launching programs to benefit both nations as shown in this recent photo where Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. and NLRB General Counsel Richard Griffin signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of the General Counsel of the NLRB and the DFA aimed at educating Filipino workers and business owners on their rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining, as provided under the National Labor Relations Act, which is the basic US law governing labor relations. (Photo by the National Labor Relations Board)

MANILA  (Mabuhay) – The Philippines and the United States on Tuesday formally agreed to share information on the bank accounts of each other’s citizens to help fight tax evasion.

Under the intergovernmental agreement (IGA), Philippine banks and other financial institutions have to audit and report on accounts of Americans who have at least $50,000.

US banks will be required to do the same for accounts of Filipinos in the US.

“The Philippines continues to stand at the forefront of fiscal transparency across the Asia-Pacific region, reaping measurable returns for our people. Tax evasion across borders is an alarming problem that we can beat back with openness and mutual cooperation. This IGA is an affirmation of that ideal,” said Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, who signed on behalf of the Republic of the Philippines.

A total of 219 Philippine banks and financial institutions have signed up. Banks that fail to sign up and comply will result in a 30 percent withholding tax on remittances into Philippine accounts.

The US sought the agreement to enforce its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which was passed in 2010.

US Ambassador Philip Goldberg said the signing marked “a significant step forward in our efforts to work collaboratively to combat offshore tax evasion.”

“By working together to detect, deter, and discourage tax abuses through increased transparency and enhanced reporting, we can help to build a stronger, more stable, and more accountable global financial system,” he said. (MNS)

Tag: Asia-Pacific, Cesar Purisima, FATCA, Finance Secretary, financial institutions, fiscal transparency, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, global financial system, IGA, Intergovernmental agreement, mutual cooperation, Philip Goldberg, Philippine accounts, Philippine banks, Philippines, tax evasion, United States, US ambassador
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