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Barring any unforeseen changes, the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA) major reporting deadline arrives on January 1, 2025. The CTA requires all existing reporting companies (those entities formed prior to January 1, 2024) to...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has published a two-page reference guide (“Guide”) comparing the requirements for reporting beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) to FinCEN under the Corporate...more
On Monday, July 8, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released additional FAQs specifying that a reporting company (i.e., a company to which no exemption applies) created or...more
As we continue to monitor the future of the Federal Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA), which requires certain businesses to file a report disclosing their beneficial owners to the U.S. government, new developments in both...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), which became effective on January 1, 2024, requires certain domestic and foreign companies doing business in the United States to file a beneficial ownership report with the U.S....more
After years of anticipation, the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) officially went into effect on January 1, 2024. Now that we are two months into the CTA era, below are a few updates and recommended action items based on...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the US Treasury Department has issued a final rule (Final Rule) implementing the beneficial ownership reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (together...more
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
To crack down on money-laundering in the U.S. residential real estate market, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has proposed new reporting requirements for certain real estate transactions. Specifically, the...more
On December 23, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the LLC Transparency Act (LLCTA) into law, but not without a considerable compromise relative to its original form...more
Thanks to the Corporate Transparency Act, starting Jan. 1, 2024, all companies created in the United States must complete a new form with the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, commonly known as...more
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
The Corporate Transparency Act’s Effects on Economic Development Projects. For new economic development projects, it is common for a company to form a new entity as a subsidiary to undertake the project. This custom is...more
The article was orginially posted on November 28, 2023 and has been updated to reflect changes that took effect in 2024. During 2024 the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and related CTA Rule will require an estimated 32.6...more
This article was originally posted on November 30, 2023 and has been updated to reflect changes that went into effect in 2024. The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) took effect on January 1, 2024. The Act is administered by...more
The article was originally posted on November 29, 2023 and has been updated to reflect changes that went into effect in 2024. Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), more than 30 million “Reporting Companies” will...more
Pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), certain “Regulated Entities” must now file information concerning their beneficial ownership information (BOI) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) so that...more
On January 12, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released additional updated guidance to the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Beneficial Ownership...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is a new federal law enacted in 2021 to combat money laundering, terrorism, tax fraud and other illegal activities. Starting January 1, 2024, the CTA will require a substantial...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its requirements for privately held companies to report their beneficial ownership information went into effect on January 1, 2024. The CTA requires most corporations, limited...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) imposes on many companies (both domestic and foreign entities registered to do business in the U.S.) new federal reporting obligations including providing information on the beneficial...more
We are officially in the first week of 2024 and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN’s) regulations on Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements (BOI Reporting...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) imposes a wide-ranging requirement for many business entities to file personal information about their respective owners and control persons with a federal regulatory agency and to...more
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