Under the FATCA regulations, the term US person is defined as:
- a citizen or resident of the United States;
- a partnership or corporation created or organised in the United States;
- an estate (other than a non U.S. estate);
- a Trust if:
- a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust, and
- one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust;
- the United States Government (including an agency or instrumentality thereof);
- a US State (including an agency or instrumentality thereof);
- the District of Columbia (including an agency or instrumentality thereof)