The tax authority of Liechtenstein on February 27, 2025, issued Newsletter 03/2025 announcing the revision of the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) sheet under the common reporting standard (CRS) regime. The updates are as follows:
- Section 3.2.6.5 was recently added to note that subsequent payments on a terminated cash-value insurance contract require a financial institution to treat the individual with a prior independent right to the insurance claim before the termination as the account holder. The insurance company must fulfill CRS due diligence and reporting obligations in respect of the individual, even if a report with the attribute "Closed Account" was previously made during the termination. The insurance company must verify any changes in circumstances that have occurred since termination of the contract and, if necessary, obtain a new self-certification before the insurance claim is paid out again.
- Chapter 9 has been revised to reflect the introduction of the registration requirement for non-reporting financial institutions, specifically trustee-documented trusts (TDTs), with the tax administration as mandated by Article 8 of the AIA Act, effective from January 1, 2025. Read TaxNewsFlash
- The "Instructions for Management of AIA Reporting Points" was updated to note that a TDT that qualifies as a financial institution, such as an investment entity, may categorize itself as a non-reporting financial institution, provided that the trustee assumes responsibility for the CRS due diligence and reporting obligations of the TDT. Consequently, the trustee must register as a CRS reporting entity with the tax administration.
Read a March 2025 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in Liechtenstein