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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -
Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Reports Check Fraud Amounting to $688 Million Over Six Month Period

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued last month an in-depth report on check fraud stemming from mail theft (“Report”).  This is a pernicious and expanding problem.  The Report follows upon a joint alert...more

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Residential Real Estate and FinCEN

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FinCEN seeks to safeguard residential real estate as evidenced by the issuance of the Final Residential Real Estate Rule issued 8/28/24 and taking effect on 12/1/25. The Final Rule requires “certain” industry professionals...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: What you Need to Know to Comply with the New Requirements

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect on January 1, 2024, and will impact millions of U.S. businesses by imposing requirements to file corporate transparency reports with beneficial ownership information...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: What Homes Associations and Neighborhood Associations Need to Know

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A new federal law requires homes associations and neighborhood associations to disclose information about persons with control over the association.  Why this matters for you. From Wall Street to Main Street to your...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Treasury Subjects Investment Advisers to Anti-Money Laundering Requirements

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On August 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued its final rule requiring certain investment advisers to implement anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance...more

Locke Lord LLP

Duty to File and Update U.S. Corporate Transparency Act Beneficial Ownership Reports

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As reported in our earlier QuickStudies on the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and the Regulations adopted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), each company in existence on or after January 1, 2024...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act: Key Deadline Fast Approaching and Other Recent Updates for Companies

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If your business has not yet focused on the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), it is time to do so. Every entity formed or registered in the U.S. before January 1, 2024, must file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New FinCEN FAQ Guidance: Taxpayer ID Numbers, Disregarded Entities and Best Practices

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on July 24, 2024, issued two new FAQs providing guidance on 1) how to obtain a taxpayer identification number (TIN) in a manner to ensure...more

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FinCEN Issues a Notice to Financial Institution Customers on Beneficial Ownership Information Requirements

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In its first step in linking CTA and banking laws, FinCEN recently posted a Notice to Financial Institution Customers regarding reporting beneficial ownership information under the CTA and banking regulations...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Corporate Transparency Act - Overview of Filing Requirements

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Background - The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (“CTA”) became effective on January 1, 2024. Under the CTA, all “reporting companies” must file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) report with the Financial Crimes...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Updated FinCEN FAQs Provide Three Important Clarifications on Reporting Obligations Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

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The Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) went into effect earlier this year, although many uncertainties about the CTA's application still remain. To help remedy those uncertainties, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more

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FinCEN Requires Reporting from Dissolved Companies

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On July 8, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued interpretive guidance that requires certain legal entities that have been dissolved or otherwise ceased to exist to file beneficial ownership...more

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CTA Update: FinCEN Clarifies BOI Reporting Requirements for Dissolved Reporting Companies

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On July 8, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released new and updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that clarify FinCEN’s final rules regarding beneficial ownership...more

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FinCEN Issues Proposed Rulemaking Aimed at Strengthening and Modernizing AML Programs Across Multiple Industries

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On July 3, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) as part of a broader initiative to “strengthen, modernize, and improve” financial institutions’ anti-money...more

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FinCEN Clarifies CTA Reporting Requirements for Entities That No Longer Exist

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On July 8, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published three new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), C.12 - C.14, that address beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate...more

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FinCEN Alert: Dissolution Before 2025 Won't Spare CTA Reporting Requirement

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On July 8, 2024, FinCEN published additional FAQs regarding entities that have ceased to exist.  Unsurprisingly, entities that formally and irrevocably dissolved prior to the Corporate Transparency Act's effective date of...more

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FinCEN Updates Corporate Transparency Act Guidance: New Clarity for Tribal Entities and Exempted Companies

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On June 10, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released further guidance regarding Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) compliance by updating and expanding the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI)...more

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The Shadow Financial System

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The concept of the shadow financial system rose to international prominence in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In an interview with a Pakistani newspaper a month later, Osama bin Laden stated that Al Qaeda were...more

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What You Need To Know about FinCEN’s Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule

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On September 30, 2022, FinCEN published the Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) Reporting Rule (the Rule), which implements reporting requirements regarding Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) under the Corporate...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

The Corporate Transparency Act and its Application to Estates and Trusts: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

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The recently implemented Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) requires that certain entities report information about themselves and their “beneficial ownership” to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United...more

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[Webinar] Corporate Transparency Act's Impact on Real Estate: Reporting Companies; Exemptions; Beneficial Ownership Reporting -...

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This CLE webinar will examine the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), effective Jan. 1, 2024, and its impact on real estate entities and transactions, including who is considered a "reporting company" subject to new beneficial...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The Impact of the Corporate Transparency Act on Companies in a Captive Insurance Structure

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Captive insurance companies are likely exempt from filing a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report under the insurance company exemption to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Likewise, companies that are owned by...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

HOAs Are Reporting Companies Under The CTA

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On 4/18/24, FinCEN updated its Beneficial Ownership Reporting FAQs and included for the first time information regarding HOAs (Home Owners Associations). FinCEN confirms in this update that HOAs are reporting companies under...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: A Second Wave: FinCEN and SEC Further Extend Investment Advisers’ AML Obligations with New CIP Requirements

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In a sequel to FinCEN’s proposal earlier this year to extend anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act regulations to investment advisers (AML/BSA Proposal), on May 13, 2024, FinCEN and the SEC jointly issued a new Notice of...more

Ruder Ware

New Filing Requirements – Corporate Transparency Act

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a recent enactment that mandates increased transparency in entity ownership structures, aiming to combat illicit activities such as money laundering and terrorism financing facilitated...more

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