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Corporate Transparency Act Compliance

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The federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires disclosure of information about all corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships (unless exempt), and personal information about their beneficial...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

90 Days and Counting for the Initial CTA Deadline

Time is running out. We are now in the 4th quarter of 2024 and despite legal challenges and proposed actions in the legislature, the year-end Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) reporting deadline remains incumbent upon...more

Perkins Coie

Federal District Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional: What Now?

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The CTA and Legal Challenges - The CTA is a sweeping new anti-money-laundering law that, as of January 1, 2024, requires most entities formed or registered to do business in the United States to disclose detailed...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act Isn't Dead Yet

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Congress has enacted legislation over the decades aimed at curbing money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Increased legislation has been necessary to ensure that the federal government is able to address evolving...more

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FinCEN Seeks to Make Investment Advisers Subject to Bank Secrecy Act

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Years in the making, on February 13, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to include “investment adviser” (“IA”) within the definition of “financial institution”...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Acciones Clave GAFI Febrero 2024

El 02/23/24, el Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional (GAFI o “FATF”), una entidad intergubernamental independiente que desarrolla políticas para la protección de nuestro sistema financiero global contra el lavado de...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

FATF Key Actions February 2024

On 2/23/24, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an independent inter-governmental entity that develops policies for protection of our global financial system from money laundering, terrorist financing and financing of...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

The Corporate Transparency Act's Impact on ESOPs

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which became effective on January 1, 2024, requires that many businesses report a significant amount of information about the company and its “beneficial owners” to a federal database....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinCEN Proposes Expanding Residential Real Estate Anti-Money Laundering Rules

On February 16, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, which would require certain real estate professionals to report certain transaction information to FinCEN in...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FinCEN Proposal for Nonfinanced Purchases of Residential Real Estate and Gratuitous Transfers

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Feb. 7, 2024, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing a new nationwide reporting obligation to be imposed on settlement...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FinCEN's Proposed Streamlined SAR -- The Real Estate Report

On February 16, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a proposed rule addressing “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers.” The proposed rule would, among other...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Proposes BSA Reporting Requirements for Residential Real Estate

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On February 16, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) regarding residential real estate. The final version of the NPRM published in the Federal Register is 47...more

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Federal Agencies Issue Access Rule to Beneficial Ownership Information Pursuant to the CTA

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On December 21, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen), the National Credit Union Administration, along with...more

Perkins Coie

The Corporate Transparency Act: What To Know and Expect Starting January 1, 2024

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Beginning January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require most entities formed or registered to do business in the United States to disclose detailed information regarding their owners, officers, and...more

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Individuals and Trusts Beware: The Corporate Transparency Act Applies to You

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The Corporate Transparency Act (the "Act") is a significant piece of legislation enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The Act was designed to prevent the misuse of corporations and...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Guía FinCEN BOI Para Pequeñas Empresas

El 18 de septiembre del 2023, se publicó la Guía FinCEN BOI para Pequeñas Empresas para asistir a la comunidad de pequeñas empresas a cumplir con la Regla de Presentación de Reportes de información sobre beneficiarios reales...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

FinCEN BOI Small Business Guide

On September 18, 2023, the FinCEN BOI Small Business Guide was released to assist the small business community in complying with the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rule that starts January 1, 2024. The...more

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Ready to Report: Complying with FinCEN’s New Beneficial Ownership Rule Under the CTA

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Although the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) new beneficial ownership rule goes into effect on January 1, 2024, recent polling suggests that many businesses remain either unaware of these upcoming reporting obligations...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New FinCEN Director Addresses Key Topics in BSA/AML

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The new Director of FinCEN, Andrea Gacki, addressed several key topics on October 3, 2023 at the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (“ACAMS”) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Specifically, Director...more

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FinCEN Publishes Reporting Requirements, Definitions of Corporate Transparency Act

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What You Need to Know Before Jan. 1, 2024; If You Own a Business, This Act Will Likely Affect You! Effective Jan. 1, 2024, most U.S. corporate entities will be required to report to U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial...more

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Beneficiarios Reales Bajo La Regla Final De FinCEN

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El 29 de septiembre del 2022, FinCEN emitiĂł la muy esperada Regla Final (Final Rule) que establece un requisito de reporte de informaciĂłn sobre los beneficiarios reales, en conformidad con la Ley de Transparencia Corporativa...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Beneficial Ownership Under FinCEN’s Final Rule

On 9/29/22 FinCEN issued the very anticipated Final Rule establishing a beneficial ownership information reporting requirement, pursuant to the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more

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Second Economic Crime Bill heralds some big changes for financial services firms

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We’ve waited over half a year for it and it’s finally here but what does the second Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill of 2022 (the “Bill”) mean for businesses in and outside the regulated sector? The Bill’s...more

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FinCEN’s Highly Anticipated Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule Under CTA Effective January 1, 2024

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its highly anticipated final rule implementing the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements of the Corporate...more

White & Case LLP

Four major changes to corporate transparency in 2022

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There is no doubt 2022 has signalled a renewed focus on beneficial ownership transparency. White & Case partners Jonah Anderson and Anneka Randhawa, and associate Laura Higgins have collaborated with Hannah Lilley and Michael...more

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