FATCA is intended to increase transparency for the United States (U.S.) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with respect to U.S. persons that may be investing and earning income through non-U.S. institutions.

While the primary goal of FATCA is to gain information about U.S. persons, FATCA imposes tax withholding where the applicable documentation and reporting requirements are not met.

1. Any individual who is classified as a U.S. person or has U.S. links will be affected by FATCA.
2. Any entity making a payment of U.S. source income must consider whether it is subject to FATCA. FATCA may apply to both financial and non-financial operating companies. Due to this, FATCA impacts virtually all non-U.S. entities, directly or indirectly, receiving most types of U.S. source income, including gross proceeds from the sale or disposition of U.S. properties which can produce interest or dividends.
3. U.S. entities, both financial and non-financial, that make payments of most types of U.S. source income to non-U.S. persons will also be impacted as they may now be required to withhold a 30% tax on that income paid to a non-U.S. person under FATCA. This will require U.S. entities to maintain documentation on such non U.S. persons and also track how they are classified under FATCA.

KFH Malaysia has committed to be FATCA compliant in all countries that we operate. In this regard, whenever you visit any of our Branches or Business touch points for the service of our products or facilities, we may request for further information and/or documentation about your FATCA status.

Please note that you may receive more than one request for information or documentation depending on the nature of your relationships with KFH Malaysia.

As part of being FATCA compliant, we will also be reviewing our pre-existing customer base to confirm our customers’ FATCA status. Where necessary, we may have to contact our customers for further information and documentation.

FATCA legislation will affect both Individual and Business customers who are treated as “U.S. Person” for tax purposes.

Whilst KFH Malaysia will correspond with affected customers in due course, KFH Malaysia cannot offer any advice relating to FATCA and we recommend that you contact a professional tax advisor to discuss your personal tax situation.

For Individual Customer

Definition of U.S. Person

• U.S. citizenship or U.S. residence.
• U.S. place of birth.
• U.S. address including U.S. P.O. Box.
• U.S. telephone number.
• Standing instructions to transfer funds to an account maintained in the U.S.
• A U.S. “in care of” address or a “hold mail” address that is the sole address for the account holder.
• A power of attorney or signatory authority granted to a person with a U.S. address.

Further information and documentation may be requested by KFH Malaysia to determine whether you are a U.S. person under FATCA. If required, we may contact you for further information and documentation.

What if I am a U.S. person?

If you are considered a U.S. person, we may request for further information and documentation. If required, you may be requested to complete and submit some relevant forms.

What if I am not a U.S. person?

FATCA will have minimal impact for most customers who are not a U.S person. There will be no action required, but if necessary, KFH Malaysia may still contact you for further information and documentation if we have reason to believe you are potentially a US person for FATCA purposes.

For Business Customer

If your FATCA status is a U.S. person, KFH Malaysia may contact you for further information and documentation, if required. The aim of this exercise is to identify customers that must be reported under FATCA.

How will I be affected if I am a U.S. company?

If you are considered a U.S. company, we may request for further information and/or documentation.

If required, our Relationship Manager may contact you to complete and submit some relevant forms.

How will I be affected if I am not a U.S. company?

The impact of FATCA is wider than just for U.S Companies. KFH Malaysia may still contact our Business Customers to determine their status i;e whether the Business is a U.S. person under FATCA. If required, we may contact you for further information and/or documentation.

What are the information and/or documents that I need to provide to KFH Malaysia?

You may be asked to complete some U.S. forms (whichever relevant) and if required to provide some appropriate documentation.

The forms are available in the U.S. IRS website.

1. Form W9
2. Form W8BEN
3. Form W8BENE

Disclaimer

If you click any of the form links above, you are about to enter a third party website and KFH Malaysia's privacy policy will cease to apply. Thus, you are advised to read the privacy policies of the linked website. As such, KFH Malaysia shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage suffered or incurred whether directly or indirectly for any content of or any transactions entered via the website you are about to access.

These forms are also available at all our branches and various customers touch points. Our Relationship Manager and/or branches will advise you accordingly.

What are the impacts on me if I do not provide the information and/or documents requested?

KFH Malaysia is committed to be fully compliant with FATCA. KFH Malaysia may need to report certain information to the regulatory authorities about customers who do not provide required information and/or documentation.

In some cases, certain U.S. source payments coming into your accounts may be withheld.

As part of being a FATCA compliant financial institution, KFH Malaysia will be required to report certain information on financial accounts held directly or indirectly by U.S. persons on an annual basis to the regulatory authorities.

The information we report would include, among others, the account holder’s name, address, U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), account number and account balance.

Due Diligence obligation

CRS requires KFH Malaysia to collect certain information regarding customer status and country or (countries) of tax residence, and for certain type of entity customers, the country or (countries) of the individual(s) who control them.

Reporting obligation

KFH Malaysia will report the financial account information that are held by certain individuals and entities that are tax residents in other reportable jurisdictions to the designated local authorities on annual basis.

KFH Malaysia being compliant to CRS, is required to collect certain information regarding our customers’ status and country or (countries) of tax residence, and for certain type of entity customers, the country or (countries) of the individual(s) who have control over the entity.

We will also review our pre-existing customer base information to identify your tax resident status which you may be required to complete Self-Certification Form as follows:

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• KFHMB Individual Self-Certification Form
• KFHMB Entity Self-Certification Form
• KFHMB Controlling Person Self-Certification Form

Where necessary, we may have to contact you for further information and/or documentation. Please note that you may receive more than one request for information and/or documentation depending on the nature of your relationships with KFH Malaysia.

KFH Malaysia is committed to be fully compliant with CRS. We may need to treat your account as a reportable account depending on the current details of your record with us

KFH Malaysia will report information on financial accounts held by certain individuals and/or entities. The information would include, among others, the account holder’s name, address, country or (countries) of tax residence, taxpayer identification number (TIN), date and place of birth (for individuals and controlling person), account number(s) and account balance.