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The Corporate Transparency Act Requires Reporting of Beneficial Owners

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The Corporate Transparency Act (the "CTA") became effective on January 1, 2024, requiring many corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and other entities to register with and report certain...more

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Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - February 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential regulation - (a) General - (i) EU - ECB: Memorandum of Cooperation between ECB and CAs on third-country bank supervision - Status: Final - The ECB has published a Memorandum of...more

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Calling all Cash Money Millionaires: FinCEN Proposes New Reporting Rules for Cash Residential Real Estate Transfers

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“In residential real estate sales, all parties involved, including sellers, developers, title companies, attorneys, and closing agents, need to be aware of reporting requirements. Consider a situation where a commercial...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FINRA’s 2024 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report: Select Observations

FINRA recently published its 90-page 2024 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (Report) providing member firms with insight into six primary topics: Financial Crimes, Crypto Asset Development, Firm Operations, Communications...more

The Rodman Law Group, LLC

The Corporate Transparency Act: An Overview

The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA” or “Act”), enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, marks a significant shift in the regulatory framework for businesses in the United States....more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

FinCEN’s New Rules for Reporting Beneficial Owners Create Opportunity for Whistleblowers

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is enacting new rules for January 1, 2024, requiring companies to report their beneficial owners to FinCEN. Violations of these new...more

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Corporate Transparency Act: Reporting Beneficial Ownership Starting January 2024 - Update

What Does it Mean for Your Business? This article updates and provides new information and guidance and replaces our original article dated August 3, 2023. On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Corporate Transparency Act: Are You Prepared?

Effective January 1, 2024, your business may be required to submit information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) about your owners pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)....more

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Looming CTA Disclosure Requirements and Healthcare Providers

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The Federal Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA), 31 U.S.C. §5336, will soon require certain entities to disclose to the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) certain pieces of identifying information...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Investment Management Update - November 2023

...SEC Adopts Amendments to Fund Names Rule - On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund Names Rule) as well...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Imposes New Federal Reporting Requirements on Small Businesses

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With its effective date on the horizon, many businesses will now need to file reports with the U.S. Dept of Treasury FinCEN division under the new Corporate Transparency Act. This Act, which is part of Congress’ Anti-Money...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act: Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Checklist

The Corporate Transparency Act requires a broad range of entities to file a report with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) identifying those who own, control and formed the...more

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Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act

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Federal law will soon require for the first time that certain companies disclose personally identifiable information about themselves and their beneficial owners and company applicants to U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

The BOSS And FinCEN

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). The Final Rule will require most...more

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Tokenization Lawyer – 5 Reasons Why You Might Need One

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What is Tokenization? Tokenization is the process of converting an asset into a token on the blockchain. It operates by dividing—or fractionalizing—the ownership of an asset (whether the asset is a piece of real estate or...more

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FinCEN Announces Proposed Regulations to Implement Corporate Transparency Act Requirement

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released proposed regulations on Dec. 7, 2021, seeking to implement the "beneficial ownership information" (BOI) requirement of the Corporate...more

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AMLA 2020 Series Part 1: New and Expansive Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

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As we reported in April, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA 2020) aims to strengthen protections against money laundering, terrorism financing, and other illegal activities through a variety of mechanisms, including...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act and New Compliance Obligations for Real Estate Developers, Investors, Fund Sponsors and Others

One portion of the National Defense Authorization Act creates a federal beneficial ownership registry, with reporting requirements for corporations, LLCs and “other similar entities.” The Corporate Transparency Act creates...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Congress Expands The Scope Of Anti-Money Laundering Rules—Disclosing Beneficial Owners Now Required

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The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021 (“NDAA”) passed Congress on December 11, 2020, with a “veto-proof” margin. Included within the NDAA are a number of anti-money laundering provisions with import for companies...more

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Swiss Corporate Law Changes: End of Bearer Shares?

• Since 2015, acquirers of Swiss non-listed bearer shares must report their name and address to the company within one month of the acquisition. The ultimate beneficial owner of an interest of 25 per cent or more has to be...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Developments in Cryptocurrency in 2018

• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff made official statements regarding when a token may or may no longer be a security • The SEC continued to bring actions related to cryptocurrency offerings against...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more

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De-Risking 101

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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

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NYDFS Finalizes AML/BSA Regulation

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The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized a new regulation setting rigorous standards for monitoring and filtering programs to monitor transactions for potential anti-money laundering (AML) and Bank...more

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