The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act(FATCA)is a U.S. tax law intended to eliminate tax evasion by U.S. persons and entities maintaining accounts with banks in other countries. Since its inception in 2010, FATCA now incorporates dozens of intergovernmental agreements between the U.S. and sovereign nations globally. FATCA has become effective July 1, 2014. As a FATCA-compliant financial institution, the related form W-8BEN-E and GIIN code of Far Eastern International Bank are as follows:
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