Which offshore jurisdictions are caught?
A ‘participating jurisdiction’ in this context is one that has agreed to adopt the OECD Common Reporting Standard and is on the list of participating jurisdictions that can be found in Schedule 1 to the International Tax Compliance Regulations 2015.
This list does not include the UK but includes Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Hong Kong and the Russian Federation, amongst others. The USA is not a participating jurisdiction, but is expressly included in the client notification requirements.