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Treasury Lists Countries Requiring Cooperation With an International Boycott

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 by Holly Thorne

The Department of the Treasury published a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).  The purpose of this list is to provide guidance regarding compliance with the antiboycott compliance aspects of the US tax code.  While this advice is not technically specific to the antiboycott provisions in Part 760 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), it certainly is a reasonable basis for a company to use when it decides how to allocate its compliance resources for compliance with the EAR antiboycott rules.

Treasury identified the following countries that “require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986),” e.g., the Arab boycott of Israel:

- Kuwait

- Lebanon

- Libya

- Qatar

- Saudi Arabia

- Syria

- United Arab Emirates

- Yemen

Iraq is not included in this list, but its status with respect to future lists remains under review by the Department of the Treasury.

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Treasury Lists – Countries Requiring Cooperation with an International Boycott

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 by Holly Thorne

The Department of the Treasury has published a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

The countries are:

  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen

Republic of Iraq is not included in this list, but its status with respect to future lists remains under review by the Department of the Treasury.

While this list officially applies to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) antiboycott rules, it is a reasonable indicator of the high risk countries for the EAR antiboycott regulations.

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Treasury Identifies Countries Participating in the Secondary and Tertiary Arab League Boycotts of Israel

Monday, June 27th, 2011 by Anna Barone

By: Anna Barone

In accordance with section 999(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Department of the Treasury is publishing the following list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott:

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen (more…)

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Management Consultant Facing 30 Years in Prison for Iran Violations

Friday, February 19th, 2010 by Danielle McClellan

A former McKinsey and Co. management consultant is currently facing over 30 years in prison after violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and several other violations involving unlicensed money transmitting. Mahmoud Reza Banki, a US citizen, provided money transmitting services to residents of Iran by operating a “hawala” which allows money to be transferred without physically crossing through the banking system. Basically customers transfer money to a “hawala operator” in one country, and then those funds (less any fees) are distributed to recipients in another country by a “hawala associate” on that end. Banki was a hawala operator and received funds from individuals in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Latvia, Slovenia, Russia, Sweden, the Philippines, the US and many other countries. (more…)

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