IRS Videos Help Financial Institutions Register for FATCA Using Online Portal

The IRS has posted several videos to help financial institutions use a new portal allowing online registration under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, the agency announced Aug. 26.

The videos are available on the IRS web page that provides financial institutions with help and instructions on registration under FATCA, the agency said in an e-mail alert.

IRS has provided:

• a video on creating a FATCA account for online registration,
• a video on logging into a FATCA account,
• a video on recovering a FATCA ID or resetting a FATCA access code, and
• a video on common registration ...