| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| CFC | Controlled Foreign Corporation |
| COPA | Certification of Pre-existing Accounts |
| CSV | Comma Separated Values |
| CCG | Consolidated Compliance Group |
| EAG | Expanded Affiliated Group |
| EIN | Employer Identification Number |
| FATCA | Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act |
| FATCA ID | Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Identifier |
| FFI | Foreign Financial Institution |
| FI | Financial Institution |
| GIIN | Global Intermediary Identification Number |
| IGA | Intergovernmental Agreement |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| NFFE | Non-Financial Foreign Entity |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| PAI | Private Arrangement Intermediary |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PFFI | Participating Foreign Financial Institution |
| POC | Point of Contact |
| QI | Qualified Intermediary |
| QI EIN | Qualified Intermediary Employer Identification Number |
| RDCFFI | Registered Deemed-Compliant Foreign Financial Institution |
| RO | Responsible Officer |
| SSB | Sponsored Subsidiary Branch |
| U.S. | United States |
| U.S. EIN | United States Employer Identification Number |
| USFI | United States Financial Institution |
| WP | Withholding Foreign Partnership |
| WP EIN | Withholding Foreign Partnership Employer Identification Number |
| WT | Withholding Foreign Trust |
| WT EIN | Withholding Foreign Trust Employer Identification Number |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language |