Laurence Kiddle to Speak at Knowledge Congress’ LIVE Webcast

NEW YORK - Feb. 5, 2014 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today thatLaurence Kiddle, Commercial Director - FATCA, Thomson Reuterswill speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “FATCA Guidance for Foreign Banks: Are You Prepared? LIVE Webcast.” This two-hour event is scheduled on May 28, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET.

For further details and updated list of speakers, please visit:

http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2014_FATCA_Guidance.htm

Event Synopsis:

Pursuant to U.S. Treasury Code Sections 1471 through 1474 and Notice 2013-43, effective for payments after June 30, 2014, all foreign financial institutions (FFIs) will be obliged to enter into disclosure compliance agreements with the U.S. Treasury (unless an exemption or FATCA Intergovernmental Agreement applies), and all non-financial foreign entities (NFFEs) that are not excepted under the regulations must certify their ownership or be subject to the same 30 percent withholding. This new reporting and withholding regime will no doubt represent challenges to adopters while impacting all facets of tax, banking and financial reporting.

The Knowledge Congress group’s FATCA Guidance for Foreign Banks: Are You Prepared? LIVE Webcast aims to explore on how to develop a practical plan for managing and remediating any potential risk associated with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) non-compliance.

About Laurence Kiddle

Laurence Kiddle is the Commercial Director for FATCA at Thomson Reuters. He is responsible for delivering the Thomson Reuters FATCA solution, which brings together market leading software from the Governance, Risk and Compliance and Tax and Accounting divisions in an end-to-end FATCA Compliance package.

Laurence's previous role was Head of Indirect Tax Compliance Operations, leading a team focussed on designing and integrating tax automation solutions. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters he worked at Arthur Andersen and Deloitte, where he led process/ tax technology consulting projects focused on the Financial and Energy sectors.

Laurence is a Chartered Tax Advisor. He holds a Master's degree in Information Processing and a Bachelors' degree in English Literature.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs approximately 60,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. For more information, go to www.fatca.thomsonreuters.com/

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. Its mission is to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webcasts that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format.

The organization brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts to study the impact of changes and emerging trends. Hear from leading government officials/regulators, key thought leaders, and industry experts objectively analyze the latest trends and issues and their impact on industries.  For further details, please visit the organization’s website: www.knowledgecongress.org