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Regulation 1(3)(b)
The participating jurisdictions for the purposes of the CRS are set out in the following list.
Albania |
Andorra |
Anguilla |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Argentina |
Aruba |
Austria |
Australia |
The Bahamas |
Barbados |
Belgium |
Belize |
Bermuda |
Brazil |
British Virgin Islands |
Brunei Darussalam |
Bulgaria |
Canada |
Cayman Islands |
Chile |
China |
Colombia |
Costa Rica |
Croatia |
Curacao |
Cyprus |
Czech Republic |
Denmark |
Dominica |
Estonia |
Faroe Islands |
Finland |
France |
Germany |
Gibraltar |
Greece |
Greenland |
Grenada |
Guernsey |
Hong Kong (China) |
Hungary |
Iceland |
India |
Indonesia |
Ireland |
Isle of Man |
Israel |
Italy |
Japan |
Jersey |
Korea |
Latvia |
Liechtenstein |
Lithuania |
Luxembourg |
Macao (China) |
Malaysia |
Malta |
Marshall Islands |
Mauritius |
Mexico |
Monaco |
Montserrat |
Netherlands |
New Zealand |
Niue |
Norway |
Poland |
Portugal |
Qatar |
Romania |
Russian Federation |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Saint Lucia |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Samoa |
San Marino |
Saudi Arabia |
Seychelles |
Singapore |
Sint Maarten |
Slovak Republic |
Slovenia |
South Africa |
Spain |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Turkey |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
United Arab Emirates |
Uruguay |
Regulation 2(2)(a)
For the purposes of the DAC and the CRS the following are excluded accounts.
1. Pension schemes registered with HMRC under Part 4 of FA 2004 M1.
Marginal Citations
2. Non-registered pension arrangements where the annual contributions are limited to £50,000 and funds contributed cannot be accessed before the age of 55 except in circumstances of serious ill health.U.K.
3. Immediate needs annuities within section 725 ITTOIA 2005 M2.U.K.
4. An account within the meaning of the Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 M3.
Marginal Citations
M3S.I. 1998/1870, relevantly amended by S.I. 2002/1974, 2007/2119, 2008/704, 2009/1994, 2010/2957, 2011/782 and 2011/1780.
5. A child trust fund within the meaning of the Child Trust Funds Act 2004 M4.U.K.
6. Premium Bonds issued by the UK National Savings and Investments.U.K.
7. Children's Bonds issued by the UK National Savings and Investments.U.K.
8. Fixed Interest Savings Certificates issued by UK National Savings and Investments.U.K.
9. Index Linked Savings Certificates issued by UK National Savings and Investments.U.K.
10. Tax Exempt Savings Plans issued by a friendly society within the meaning of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 M5.U.K.
Marginal Citations
11. A share incentive plan approved by HMRC under Schedule 2 to ITEPA 2003 M6.U.K.
12. A SAYE option scheme approved by HMRC under Schedule 3 to ITEPA 2003.U.K.
13. A CSOP scheme approved by HMRC under Schedule 4 to ITEPA 2003.U.K.
14. A venture capital trust approved for the purposes of Part 6 of ITA 2007 M7 by the Commissioners.U.K.
15.—(1) A dormant account (other than an annuity contract) with a balance that does not exceed US$1,000.U.K.
(2) An account is a dormant account if—
(a)the account holder has not initiated a transaction with regard to the account or any other account held by the account holder with the reporting financial institution in the previous three years,
(b)the account holder has not communicated with the reporting financial institution regarding the account or any other account held by the account holder with the reporting financial institution in the previous six years,
(c)the account is treated as a dormant account under the reporting financial institutions normal operating procedures, and
(d)in the case of a cash value insurance contract, the reporting financial institution has not communicated with the account holder regarding the account or any other account held by the account holder with the reporting financial institution in the previous six years.
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