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
De acuerdo con el IRS y FinCEN, los casinos con licencia para hacer negocios como casinos y que tienen ingresos brutos anuales de juego superiores a $1,000,000 son instituciones financieras sujetas a los requisitos de la Ley...more
According to the IRS and FinCEN, Casinos licensed to do business as casinos and which have gross annual gaming revenues in excess of $1,000,000 are Financial Institutions subject to the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act,...more
El 29 de septiembre del 2022, FinCEN emitió la muy esperada Regla Final (Final Rule) que establece un requisito de reporte de información sobre los beneficiarios reales, en conformidad con la Ley de Transparencia Corporativa...more
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)....more
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an independent inter-governmental entity that develops policies for protection of our global financial system from money laundering, terrorist financing and financing of weapons of...more
FinCEN ha estado ocupada en la búsqueda de combatir la corrupción, como lo demuestra la emisión consecutiva de Avisos de Propuesta de Reglamentación (“NPRMs”). El 6/12/21, emitieron el (Proceso regulatorio para los nuevos...more
3/3/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Corruption ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shell Corporations
FinCEN has been busy in the quest to fight corruption as evidenced by back-to-back issuance of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs). On 12/6/21, they issued the (Regulatory Process for New Real Estate Sector Reporting...more
3/3/2022
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Corruption ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shell Corporations
For the first time, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has proposed legislation that would require trust companies, lawyers, accountants, notaries, real estate agents, dealers in precious metals and stones, art dealers,...more
12/14/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
High Net-Worth ,
Money Laundering ,
Offshore Funds ,
Pandora Papers ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tax Evasion ,
White Collar Crimes
Under current FinCEN regulations, a foreign account holding virtual currency is not reportable on the FBAR. However, FinCEN in its FinCEN Notice 2020-2, proposes amending reports of foreign financial accounts (FBAR)...more
7/8/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
FATCA ,
FBAR ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Future Tax Treatment ,
IRS ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Planning ,
Virtual Currency
El 9 de abril de 2021, las agencias reguladoras bancarias federales (la Reserva Federal, “FDIC” y “OCC”) junto con FinCEN y la Administración Nacional de Cooperativas de Crédito emitieron una declaración conjunta que aborda...more
The CTA is a recent reporting requirement that is expected to enhance U.S. national security through increasing the difficulty involved for harmful actors to exploit opaque legal structures for laundering money, financing...more
4/26/2021
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
Beneficial Owner ,
BSA/AML ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Fraud
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is within the AML Act of 2020. It establishes Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements to facilitate important national security, intelligence, and law enforcement...more
La Ley de Transparencia Corporativa (“Corporate Transparency Act” – “CTA”) se encuentra dentro de la Ley ALD del 2020. Establece requisitos para la presentación de informes de información sobre los titulares reales para...more
Los cambios a la Ley de Secreto Bancario bajo la Ley de Autorización de Defensa Nacional (“NDAA – “National Defense Authorization Act”) contienen requisitos para que las entidades legales cubiertas informen sobre sus...more
3/8/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shell Corporations ,
Tax Haven
Changes to the Bank Secrecy Act incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contain requirements for beneficial ownership disclosure by covered legal entities at the time of their creation for inclusion in...more
3/5/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shell Corporations ,
Tax Haven
La sección 6307 del Acto (“AML ACT of 2020”) requiere la capacitación anual para Examinadores sobre la lucha contra el lavado de dinero y el financiamiento del terrorismo. La capacitación debe realizarse en consulta con...more
3/4/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Employee Training ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Industry Examinations ,
NDAA ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
Tribal Governments ,
White Collar Crimes
Section 6307 of the Act requires annual Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism training for Examiners. The training is to be done in consultation with FinCEN and all levels of law enforcement,...more
El 2 de diciembre del 2020, la Cámara de Representantes de los EE. UU. aprobó la “Ley de Autorización de Defensa Nacional William M. (Mac) Thornberry para el año fiscal 2021“. La Ley incluye la DIVISIÓN F (ANTI-LAVADO DE...more
El aumento de los costos de cumplimiento, las estructuras de clientes corporativos difíciles de entender, las multas y sanciones, el cambio de la responsabilidad corporativa a la responsabilidad individual y las...more
Rising compliance costs, hard to understand corporate client structures, fines and penalties, a shift from corporate responsibility to individual liability, and reputational concerns have led many US Financial Institutions...more
Con respecto a los activos que pertenecen a Altos Funcionarios Extranjeros, la Sección 6313 de la Ley ALD del 2020 prohíbe el ocultamiento de la fuente de esos activos en transacciones monetarias o que involucren...more
Regarding assets belonging to Senior Foreign Officials, Section 6313 of the AML Act of 2020 prohibits the concealment of the source of those assets in monetary transactions or involving Institutions of primary Money...more
La Ley ALD del 2020 (“AML Act of 2020”) incluye la creación de los “Attachés del Tesoro” (SEC. 6106, designados por el Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos) y los “Enlaces de la Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera...more
The AML Act of 2020 includes the creation of “Treasury Attachés” (SEC. 6106, appointed by the US Treasury Department) and the “Foreign Financial Intelligence Unit Liaisons” (SEC. 6108, appointed by FinCEN) to be stationed...more