Why Check a Country's CRS/FATCA Status
Whether a bank reports your account information — and to whom — depends first on which international reporting regimes the account's country participates in. CRS (Common Reporting Standard) and FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) are the two frameworks that determine this. A country can be CRS-committed, have a FATCA IGA (Model 1 or Model 2), both, or neither.
Quick Reference — Well-Known Jurisdictions
| Country | CRS | FATCA IGA |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Committed (2017) | Model 1 |
| Germany | Committed (2017) | Model 1 |
| Switzerland | Committed (2018) | Model 2 |
| Netherlands | Committed (2017) | Model 1 |
| British Virgin Islands | Committed (2017) | Model 1 |
| Singapore | Committed (2018) | Model 1 |
| United States | Does not participate | N/A (FATCA is US law) |
Use the lookup above for any of the 170+ jurisdictions tracked, not just this sample.
This Tells You About the Country. It Doesn't Tell You About You.
Knowing a country's CRS/FATCA status is half the picture. Whether you personally are reportable also depends on your citizenship, your tax residency, and whether you're a US person — three factors this lookup doesn't ask about.
Here's when that distinction actually matters:
- US citizens abroad: FATCA applies to you wherever you bank, regardless of the account country's CRS status — a fact this lookup alone won't surface.
- Dual tax residents: If you have ties to two countries, which one your bank actually reports to depends on a tax-treaty tie-breaker, not just a country lookup.
- Opening a new account: Before choosing a jurisdiction, you want to know your own resulting obligation, not just the country's general status.
- Confirming your bank's self-certification form: Banks ask you to certify your own FATCA/CRS status — getting it wrong on the form causes real problems later.
- Green card holders and long-term US residents: FATCA can apply even without US citizenship — a case a bare country lookup can't catch.
The FATCA/CRS Reportability Tool asks the 5 questions that actually determine your personal status — citizenship, green card, US day-count, tax residency, and account country — and gives you a direct, plain-language answer plus the exact self-certification form you'll need.
Check My Personal FATCA/CRS Status →How This Lookup Works — Method & Sources
Sources: OECD Global Forum + US Department of the Treasury · Deterministic lookup — no AI, no estimation
Data sources
| Dataset | Source | Refresh |
|---|---|---|
| CRS commitment status | OECD AEOI Status of Commitments (PDF) | Quarterly, automated |
| FATCA IGA status & model | US Treasury FATCA Agreements table | Quarterly, automated |
Determination logic
crs_status = "committed" if country appears in OECD's committed-jurisdictions list
(with first_exchange_year), else "not_yet_committed"
— FATCA —
fatca_status = "Model 1" or "Model 2" if country has an IGA on the Treasury table
else "no IGA on file"
— Note —
The United States itself is intentionally absent from the CRS dataset —
it uses FATCA instead of participating in CRS.
This lookup applies the two source documents' own published status deterministically — no AI generation. Cross-check any specific jurisdiction against the primary sources directly: OECD AEOI PDF · US Treasury FATCA table.
Transparency & Methodology
Methodology & Sources
Data comes directly from the OECD's AEOI status-of-commitments document and the US Treasury's FATCA agreements table (see the method table above), refreshed quarterly by an automated process.
Not Tax or Legal Advice
This tool provides general country-level information only. For your personal reportability status, use the FATCA/CRS Reportability Tool, and consult a qualified tax advisor for anything borderline.