The IRS today announced that it has begun exchanging financial account information with foreign tax authorities as part of its implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. The exchanges took place under intergovernmental agreements permitting the IRS to receive information certain overseas tax agencies and certain foreign financial institutions about accounts held by U.S. persons. Some of these agreements also require the IRS to share information about foreign nationals’ accounts in the U.S.
CFPB drops proposed ban on NSF fees for instantaneous transactions
The CFPB is withdrawing a proposed rule to prevent financial institutions from charging nonsufficient funds fees for transactions that are instantaneously declined.