The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in 2010 Explored Live Webcast

New York, NY, July 07, 2010 --(PR.com)-- In March 2010 FACTA, Subtitle A of Title V of Public Law went into effect. It will require Americans to more comprehensively report offshore income from overseas accounts. Aimed at individuals, the law will also have sweeping changes for corporations as well as they impact the path to investment in US firms by foreign companies. The Knowledge Group has assembled a panel of FACTA experts to help companies, attorneys, CPA’s, consultants and industry professionals make sense of the new law and its impact on the industry.

In this live webcast, the experts will roll up their sleeves and offer practical guidance to the law’s 5 main components:

- Disclosure of Beneficial Owners
- Underreporting of Foreign assets
- Other disclosures
- Substitute payments
- Dividend payments

This live webcast will cover the most critical aspects of this legislation as well as provide up-to-the-minute regulatory updates that may impact its implementation.

Speakers/Faculty Panel

H. David Rosenbloom, Member, Caplin & Drydale

Alan Winston Granwell, Partner, DLA Piper

Philip Garlett, Partner, Burt, Staples & Maner, LLP

Patricia Ann Fisher, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers

For updated list of the faculty panel, please visit:

http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2010_FATCA.html

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcast that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.”

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