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FATCA Registration Sponsored Entity bulk upload

 

The FATCA Registration Sponsored Entity XML schema provides the format and structure to add Sponsored Entity and Sponsored Subsidiary Branch information using a file upload. The IRS provides a Microsoft Excel-based Sponsored Entity Data Preparation Tool for users unfamiliar with XML.

The information below has instructions on how to create and validate the XML file:

File Description Instructions

FATCA Registration Sponsored Entity Data Preparation Tool (XLSM) (537 KB)
 

Data preparation tool compatible with Microsoft Excel 2010 or later to validate and generate a sponsored entity XML file based on data provided by the user. Sponsored Entity Data Preparation Tool instructions PDF
FATCA Online Registration System Information for Adding Multiple Sponsored Entities Using a File Upload ZIP

FATCA-FIRegistration-SponsoredEntityUpload-1.0.xsd (13 KB)
Main schema for FATCA FI Registration Sponsored Entity List.

FATCA-FIRegistration-SponsoredEntityUpload-CountryList-1.0.xsd (80 KB)
Two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1 standard. Referenced by main schema.

FATCA Online Registration System Information for Adding Multiple Sponsored Entities Using a File Upload (XML) (4 KB) – Sample Sponsored Entity List file.

Multiple sponsored entities XML file preparation instructions PDF

Additional reference 
Country/Jurisdiction listing

XML resources – The .XSD and sample .XML files can be viewed with a web browser (i.e. Microsoft Edge, Chrome), a text editor (i.e. Notepad), or an XML tool (i.e. XMLSpy, XML Notepad).