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Podcast: Offshore Tax with HTJ.tax
Episode: CRS Treatment of Financial Institutions as Equity Interest Holders
Description: This episode examines a core structural rule of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS): Financial Institutions are non-reportable persons and must not be looked through for due diligence purposes.We analyse the relevant CRS provisions and explore why this principle is central to the reporting framework.🔎 The CRS Due Diligence ArchitectureUnder the CRS issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, reporting obligations are carefully tiered.Only Reportable Accounts are subject to due diligence.This distinction is fundamental.📘 CRS Textual BasisCRS, p. 38...