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The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (the “Philly Fed”) recently executed an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Pennsylvania-based Customers Bank (and its Customers Bancorp, Inc. holding entity) (collectively, “Customers”)....more
On April 18, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued a draft version of Form 1099-DA, a proposed information reporting form regarding certain digital asset sales and exchanges that “digital asset brokers” will need to...more
USDC Report Published, Crypto Firms Announce USDC Integrations - Circle, the U.S. fintech company that manages the stablecoin USDC, recently released the “State of the USDC Economy” report, highlighting the “efforts to...more
August 2, 2023- The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, on behalf of its members, released updates to six sections of the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual....more
El 12/30/22, el IRS emitió el Aviso 2023-11 con el propósito de proporcionar alivio de informes FATCA a las FFI Modelo 1 que no han podido obtener los TINs (“Tax ID Numbers”) de los EE. UU. para sus cuentas preexistentes que...more
On 12/30/22, the IRS issued Notice 2023-11 with the purpose of providing FATCA reporting relief to Model 1 FFIs who have been unable to obtain US TINs for their pre-existing accounts that are US reportable accounts. In turn,...more
The US Treasury reports that it is expecting the tax gap to rise to approximately $7 trillion over the course of the next decade if left unaddressed. In May 2021, the US Department of the Treasury issued the “THE AMERICAN...more
FinCEN issues implementing regulations that “ensure” compliance with the BSA. FinCEN delegates its examination authority to federal agencies. These federal agencies are the “Federal Functional Regulators” who supervise...more
FinCEN es una oficina del Departamento del Tesoro de los EE. UU. Su propósito principal es proteger el sistema financiero del uso ilícito, combatir el lavado de dinero y promover la seguridad nacional a través de la...more
In November, 2019 the IRS and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU outlines an understanding between the IRS and OFAC with respect to reviews conducted by the IRS...more
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, or TIGTA, issued last month a Report, entitled The Internal Revenue Service’s Bank Secrecy Act Program Has Minimal Impact on Compliance...more
There seems to be a convergence by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Networks (FinCEN), the Treasury Department and the IRS for determining “who is the UBO” of entities. The U.S. Government is determined to enforce financial...more
Detectar, disuadir y responder al incumplimiento internacional son desafíos clave que enfrentan las autoridades tributarias de todo el mundo. El incumplimiento fiscal internacional es un problema significativo reconocido por...more
Forfeiture actions by Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS CI) based on alleged structuring activity have come under fire, yet again. Specifically, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)...more
The field of forfeiture saw significant action in 2016. The IRS offered to return forfeited funds used in structuring, but Congress still may clip its ability to forfeit such funds. Meanwhile, DOJ renewed a controversial...more
Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 - Requires U.S. financial institutions to assist U.S. government agencies to detect and prevent money laundering by keeping records of cash purchases of negotiable instruments, and file reports...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed on July 15 a civil money penalty in the amount of $2.8 million against Hawaiian Gardens Casino Inc., d/b/a The Gardens Casino, for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulatory...more
In the wake of the "Panama Papers" – the unprecedented leak of 11.5 million files from a Panamanian law firm that revealed thousands of names and addresses linked to offshore companies – the White House has announced several...more
Attributing observed deficiencies to a lack of a culture of compliance, FinCEN has again targeted a casino for willful violations of the anti-money laundering (“AML”) provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”). This time the...more