NBG Group complies with the provisions of L.4493/2017 “Ratification of Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Agreement between the Government of the Hellenic Republic and the Government of the United States of America to improve international tax compliance and to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and of Agreement of the Competent Authorities” regarding the prevention of tax evasion and the transparency in the taxation sector through the exchange of financial accounts information, as well as with the relevant guidelines and decisions issued by the Greek Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR).
More specifically, the credit institutions that operate in Greece, including NBG, are obligated to specify those customers, whether legal entities or natural persons, who are considered as “US Persons” pursuant to the law (namely, they are US citizens or residents), and to report, on an annual basis, specific information regarding their financial accounts, through the Greek Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR), to the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The exchange of information shall take place within the timeframe provided for by the law and pursuant to the relevant guidelines issued by IAPR.