The new rules do not apply to spouses and dependents of U.S. military personnel who need ITINs or to nonresidentaliens applying for ITINs for claiming tax treaty benefits.
Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and other Senate Republicans on Tuesday introduced a bill aimed at blocking pending regulations that would require banks to report to the Internal Revenue Service all interest deposits paid to nonresidentaliens (NRA).
At a time when unemployment remains high and economic growth is lagging, forcing banks to report interest paid to nonresidentaliens would encourage the flight of capital overseas to jurisdictions without onerous reporting requirements, place unnecessary burdens on the American economy, put our financial system at a fundamental competitive disadvantage, and would restrict access to capital when our economy can least afford it.