Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
FCPA Compliance Report: Death of CTA
The Terminator: The QPRT as a Wealth Transfer Strategy and CTA Updates
RoboCop: Overview of Corporate Basics and Compliance Filings
The Corporate Transparency Act
John Wick - What You Need To Know about the Corporate Transparency Act
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Cannabis Companies and the Corporate Transparency Act
Examining FinCEN FAQs, Proposed Legislation and Other CTA Developments
Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act - Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
John Neiman on the Corporate Transparency Act
Webinar: Corporate Transparency Act
What Nonprofit Leaders Need To Know About the Corporate Transparency Act
Navigating Russia Sanctions
What Will the Corporate Transparency Act Mean for Your Business? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 30]
Gary Kalman on Corruption and Compliance Programs
Compliance Perspectives: Due Diligence and Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO)
Episode 8 -- The Critical Importance of Beneficial Ownership to Compliance
New register of beneficial ownership of UK real estate
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 341, Brian Alster on the Problem of Beneficial Ownership
17 Back in 2021, the U.S. Government passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which was an effort to improve upon the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and bolster the nation’s defenses against Money Laundering and Terrorist...more
On 18 June 2025, the UK Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published a threat assessment (the Assessment) on compliance with UK sanctions and money laundering law for art market participants (AMPs) and high...more
The United Kingdom’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published a report detailing suspected breaches of UK financial sanctions involving UK property and related services firms since February 2022 and...more
It cannot be gainsaid that the Corporate Transparency Act has been a major headache for millions of business entities. The CTA is part of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal...more
As we previously blogged, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers (“Final Rule”) regarding residential real estate. The Final Rule,...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), passed into law on January 1, 2021 in an effort to crack down on money laundering and other financial crimes, requires certain entities to report their beneficial owners to the federal...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) took effect in the United States on January 1, 2024, resulting in significant new beneficial ownership reporting requirements. These requirements have a sweeping effect, as many...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced plans to provide relief to victims of recent hurricanes and natural disasters, including Hurricane Helene. FinCEN is providing an additional six months to...more
FinCEN Issues Final Rule Designed to Combat Money-Laundering in Residential Real Estate Transactions: Money It’s a Gas, Grab That Cash With Both Hands and Make a Stash....more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is federal legislation that went into effect on January 1, 2024. The CTA was enacted by Congress to combat money laundering and other financial crimes by requiring a broad range of...more
On August 29, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers (“Final Rule”) regarding residential real estate. The Federal Register...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 January 1, 2024, federal law called the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) took effect. The CTA aims to prevent money laundering, tax fraud, and other illegal activity by requiring companies to report basic identifying...more
On May 6, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) Director Andrea Gacki, Acting Chief of the Enforcement Division Steve Hsieh, Acting Associate Director of the Policy Division James Martinelli, and other key...more
Das Europäische Parlament hat am 24. April 2024 ein neues Gesetzespaket zur Geldwäschebekämpfung verabschiedet, welches das Instrumentarium der EU zur Bekämpfung von Geldwäsche und Terrorismusfinanzierung stärken soll....more
On February 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) designed to combat and deter money laundering in the U.S....more
Following consideration of comments received from an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, on February 16, 2024, FinCEN issued a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that for the first time would require non-financed...more
Riding a wave of ownership disclosure laws began with the passage of the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), on December 22, 2023, Governor Hochul signed New York’s own “LLC Transparency Act” (the NY-LLCTA), passed by...more
On February 16, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) regarding residential real estate. The final version of the NPRM published in the Federal Register is 47...more
On February 7, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on certain US residential real estate transactions (“2024 NPRM”). The 2024 NPRM...more
On February 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a new rule to increase reporting requirements for nonfinanced, entity-purchased residential real estate. FinCEN...more
On February 7, 2024Real Estate Contract FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require certain professionals involved in real estate closings and settlements to report information to FinCEN about...more
Several years ago, Congress passed the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, which became effective law on January 1, 2021 (the “Act”). Included in the Anti-Money Laundering legislation was the Corporate Transparency Act...more
The federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is not the only legislation that will be effective in 2024, requiring the disclosure of beneficial owners. On December 22, 2023, New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, signed the New...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