IRS clarifies recent update to FATCA XML Schema files

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FATCA News & Information January 15, 2026
Useful Links: IRS.gov FATCA Home News Essentials Key FATCA Provisions News Releases IRS - The Basics IRS Guidance Media Contacts e-News Subscriptions IRS Resources Contact My Local Office Filing Options Forms & Instructions Frequently Asked Questions News Taxpayer Advocate Where to File	Issue Number:  2026-01  IRS clarifies recent update to FATCA XML Schema files As we communicated in a FATCA News and Information newsletter (Issue 2025-10), the IRS recently updated the FATCA XML Schema files to the fatcaxml_v2.0.1 version located on the FATCA IDES resources and support information webpage to align FATCA Reporting with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) country names updates. This new version revises certain attributes within the FATCA XML Schema v2.0 as provided by the ISO update, specifically to the isofatcatypes_v1.2.xsd file. The fatcaxml_v2.0.1 was deployed to production on Monday, September 29, 2025.  Only FATCA reporting filers impacted by the following country name changes will need to download and apply the updated fatcaxml_v2.0.1.  There are also a few additional currency code updates within the new version as noted below.   Updated Country Names Country Code** Previous Current CV CAPE VERDE CABO VERDE CZ CZECH REPUBLIC CZECHIA SZ SWAZILAND ESWATINI MK MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA TR TURKEY TÜRKİYE Additional Currency Codes* Currency Code Description BYN Belarussian Ruble: BELARUS MRU Ouguiya: MAURITANIA STN Dobra: SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE UYW Unidad Previsional: URUGUAY VED Bolívar Soberano: VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VES Bolívar Soberano: VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF *Additional countries were included that use the currency code EUR **Added the country code "XX" for Other   Back to top Thank you for subscribing to FATCA News & Information, an IRS e-mail service. For more information on federal taxes please visit IRS.gov. This message was distributed automatically from the FATCA News & Information mailing list. Please Do Not Reply To This Message.

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