On March 13, 2025, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, which aims to establish a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, passed the United States Committee on Banking,...more
Recent developments in the world of crypto have come at a rapid pace to open 2025 not only signaling but, in some instances, explicitly declaring the Trump Administration’s intent to significantly relax or eliminate...more
3/10/2025
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Trump Administration
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
3/8/2024
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Congressional Authority ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
Lack of Authority ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
New York State’s LLC Transparency Act, that will come into effect December 21, 2024, complements the Federal Corporate Transparency Act by requiring New York limited liability companies and foreign limited liability companies...more
The start of calendar year 2024 will bring a new reporting obligation for approximately 32.5 million business organizations. Under the Corporate Transparency Act, covered companies and their senior officers must obtain...more
1. What Is the Corporate Transparency Act and Why Was It Enacted? Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) on January 1, 2021, to address concerns that the inaccessibility of U.S. companies’ beneficial ownership...more
12/5/2023
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Corporate Transparency Act ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
PCAOB ,
Personal Information ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Subsidiaries ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Trustees
On November 16, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued – again –expanded FAQs pertaining to beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reportable under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). These expanded...more
11/17/2023
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Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Lenders ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements
Beginning on January 1, 2024, many U.S. legal entities and foreign entities registered to do business in the U.S. will be required to report information about themselves, their beneficial owners, and their company applicants...more
10/26/2023
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Business Ownership ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Legal Entities ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has issued a flurry of publications relating to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). They pertain, in part, to a proposed extension of the filing deadline for certain...more
10/2/2023
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has published a Small Entity Compliance Guide (the “Guide”) for beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), as well as...more