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Lesson 6: 18.6: Cross-Border Regulatory Jurisdictions & Offshore Tax Frameworks
Navigate FATCA, CRS, extraterritorial regulatory reach, offshore fund structures, and tax treaty treaties.
1. Cross-Border Tax Transparency: FATCA & CRS
Global hedge funds and financial institutions navigate complex international tax disclosure regimes.
• FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act): US federal law requiring Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) to report assets held by US taxpayers to the IRS.
• CRS (Common Reporting Standard): OECD global framework for automatic exchange of financial account information among over 100 member countries.
★ Extraterritorial Compliance: Non-compliant FFIs face a 30% withholding tax on US-sourced financial payments.
2. Offshore Master-Feeder Fund Structuring
Hedge funds deploy Master-Feeder structures (Cayman/Bermuda master fund with US taxable feeder and offshore tax-exempt feeder) to optimize tax neutrality across global investor bases.
IV Crush Scenario Visualizer
Implied Volatility (IV) Crush is the primary account-killer for option buyers after earnings announcements. Play with the controls below to see how option premium collapses depending on Vega.
Scenario Modeling
KNOWLEDGE RECONNAISSANCE
What is the primary requirement enforced by the US FATCA regulation on foreign financial institutions?
More lessons in this module
- 18.0: Global Market Regulatory Frameworks (SEC, CFTC, FINRA, ESMA, FCA)
- 18.1: Market Abuse, Insider Trading, & Front-Running Enforcement
- 18.2: Anti-Money Laundering (AML) & Know Your Customer (KYC) Protocols
- 18.3: Trade Reporting, Audit Trails, & CAT (Consolidated Audit Trail)
- 18.4: Capital Adequacy Rules, Basel III/IV, & Risk-Weighted Assets
- 18.5: Best Execution Compliance & MIFID II Unbundling Requirements
- 18.7: Algorithmic & HFT Compliance Governance (SEC Rule 15c3-5, MAR)
- 18.8: Regulatory Technology (RegTech) & Automated Surveillance Pipelines
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