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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 -
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

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

Robinson & Cole LLP

Corporate Transparency Act: Beware of Filing Scams

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Since the Corporate Transparency Act took effect on January 1, 2024, scammers have seized the opportunity to send notices to owners of recently formed companies offering “filing services.” In response to these scams, FinCEN...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Corporate Transparency Act Compliance: What Company Owners Need to Know in 2024 (and Beyond)

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The federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), formed under the National Defense Authorization Act, establishes new disclosure obligations for millions of companies operating in the United States and abroad including...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act – What You Need to Know

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If you own or plan to form an LLC, corporation, or similar business entity, you should be aware of the Corporate Transparency Act and its reporting requirements to avoid significant penalties....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Who Owns and Controls Your Real Estate Entity? FinCEN Wants to Know, and its Final Rule is now in Effect

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This client alert is an update to an earlier MoFo client alert issued on December 8, 2022. In a final rule implementing the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Final Rule”), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act Is Here and the New York LLC Transparency Act Is Coming

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The Corporate Transparency Act and its implementing regulations (together CTA) came into effect on January 1, 2024, requiring entities within its scope to disclose information, including about their beneficial owners, to the...more

Baker Donelson

Navigating the Maze: Who's Exempt from the Corporate Transparency Act?

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On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021. By only reading the title of the Act, one might not realize the significance of its impact upon the corporate world as we all know it....more

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The Wait Is Over: Corporate Transparency Act Takes Effect

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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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN Finalizes Beneficial Ownership Information Access Rule as Reporting Rule Takes Effect

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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a final rule (the Access Rule) regarding access to and use of beneficial ownership information (BOI) maintained by FinCEN....more

McGlinchey Stafford

Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Begins: Are You Ready?

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Effective January 1, 2024, companies must disclose their beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) within the United States Department of Treasury. The reporting requirement is part of the U.S....more

Bilzin Sumberg

The Corporate Transparency Act: Ready, Set, Go!

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It’s official: the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) has gone into effect January 1, 2024. On December 21, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued its second final rule establishing the framework...more

Mayer Brown

FinCEN Issues Final Rule About Accessing Beneficial Ownership Information

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On December 21, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) released a final rule to implement the beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) access requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) (the...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act is Coming, But FinCEN Grants A Little More Breathing Room

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In a significant update to the upcoming implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has extended the filing deadline for reporting entities formed between January...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Federal Corporate Transparency Act Through the Lens of Private Equity: Unique Challenges Await

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With a stated goal of enhancing transparency of business ownership, the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) mandates various types of businesses – such as corporations, limited liability companies, and limited...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Transparency Act: Insights and Resources

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Beginning January 1, 2024, the US Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and other similar entities to disclose beneficial ownership information to the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Unveiling the Federal Corporate Transparency Act: Requirements, Compliance, and Implications

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a federal law that will require various types of businesses – such as corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships operating in the United States – to begin to...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Update: FinCEN Proposes Extending CTA Reporting Deadline for Companies First Created/Registered in 2024

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On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to extend the deadline — from 30 days to 90 days — for domestic and foreign...more

A&O Shearman

DeFi protocol Uniswap and investors avoid suit for fraudulent activity on digital asset exchange

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On August 30, 2023, in a case of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed in full a putative securities class action against Uniswap Labs, a decentralized finance (“DeFi”)...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

FinCEN Crypto & Ransomware Guidance: Will 2022 Bring More Changes?

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) has made clear that businesses engaging in certain activities involving virtual currencies are subject to registration,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

2020 Digital Asset Regulatory Lookback (US Edition)

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Regulators once again offered piecemeal guidance, while focusing on risks and enforcement. Meanwhile, innovation and institutional adoption took off. Last year, Latham & Watkins sounded a hopeful note that 2020 would provide...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Cyber-Enabled Financial Crime and Money Laundering

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Today we are very pleased to welcome guest blogger Moyara Ruehsen, PhD, CAMS, CFCS, who is an Associate Professor and Director of the Financial Crime Management Program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in...more

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