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Corporate Transparency Act: A Primer

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This is a basic primer describing the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA“) which was enacted into federal law on January 1, 2021 as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and became effective January 1, 2024.  The...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

The Corporate Transparency Act: New Reporting Requirements as of January 1

Companies have new reporting requirements beginning January 1, 2024.  The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) passed as part of an anti-money laundering regime. The CTA requires a government-maintained registry of beneficial...more

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Part 3: Addressing and Demystifying Common Denials Surrounding the Upcoming CTA

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CTA Denial #3: “My industry’s lobbyists would never allow such a law to get passed.” Lobbyists had staved off attempts to implement the CTA, and its predecessor bills, for decades....more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Certain Companies Doing Business in the United...

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Beginning January 1, 2024, certain privately held companies, known as “reporting companies,” will be required to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report to identify, and provide personal information about, their...more

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A Guide to the Corporate Transparency Act.

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The purpose of the Corporate Transparency Act isto “better enable critical nationalsecurity, intelligence, and law enforcement efforts to counter money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and other illicit activity” by...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: New Requirements for Businesses to Report Beneficial Ownership Information

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The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), which takes effect on January 1, 2024, will require many companies to report certain beneficial ownership information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a...more

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Addressing and Demystifying Common Denials Surrounding the Upcoming CTA: Part 1

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CTA Denial #1: “I am a sophisticated business owner, and I have never heard of this.” The enactment of the CTA in 2021 came as a shock to many (to some, a much later aftershock)....more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Fast Approach: The Corporate Transparency Act's Impending Impact on Business Aviation

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enacted by Congress as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, for the first time under federal law, requires the establishment of a centralized, national beneficial ownership...more

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New Reporting Requirements Created by the Corporate Transparency Act

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This alert provides a summary of new reporting requirements created by the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and associated implementing rules. The CTA is a federal law that requires broad categories of legal entities...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

¿Cómo implementará FinCEN las Provisiones de Reportaje de Información de los Dueños Beneficiarios de la Ley de Transparencia...

FinCEN ha estado ocupada en la búsqueda de combatir la corrupción, como lo demuestra la emisión consecutiva de Avisos de Propuesta de Reglamentación (“NPRMs”). El 6/12/21, emitieron el (Proceso regulatorio para los nuevos...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

How will FinCEN Implement the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)? They...

FinCEN has been busy in the quest to fight corruption as evidenced by back-to-back issuance of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs).  On 12/6/21, they issued the (Regulatory Process for New Real Estate Sector Reporting...more

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United States “Beats” Switzerland as a Perceived Global Haven for Money Laundering and Tax Evasion

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The Cayman Islands Receive “Top Honors.”  But, Global Financial Transparency is Reportedly Improving in General - The United States has overtaken Switzerland as a financial secrecy haven, according to the latest rankings –...more

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Trade-Based Money Laundering: GAO Report Stresses Enforcement Challenges

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On January 29, 2020, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released the results of a study which the GAO conducted on trade-based money laundering, or TBML, entitled “Countering Illicit Finance and Trade:...more

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