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Treasury Announces Halt to CTA Enforcement—But Not Deadlines—for U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies

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On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it will suspend enforcement of penalties and fines related to beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for...more

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CTA Enforcement Halted Again: Treasury Department Suspends CTA Requirements for Domestic Reporting Companies

In yet another update to the ongoing saga of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury Department”) that enforces the...more

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Treasury Department Limits Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act

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The Treasury Department announced on March 2nd that it does not intend to enforce any penalties or fines against either U.S. citizens or domestic reporting companies and their beneficial owners under the Corporate...more

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Department of the Treasury Suspends Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and Plans to Revise Rule to Limit Scope

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Does it matter if a law is valid if the Government refuses to enforce it? For months, we have watched (and blogged on) courts grappling with the constitutionality and enforceability of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)....more

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Corporate Transparency Act – Enforcement Suspended Until Further Notice

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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that it will not issue any fines or penalties or otherwise take any enforcement actions based on any failure to file or update...more

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FATF Re-Rates United States as “Largely Compliant” with Beneficial Ownership Recommendation

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The Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) has re-rated the U.S. as “largely compliant” with FATF’s Recommendation 24, which pertains to transparency related to beneficial ownership of legal persons. Specifically, FATF...more

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FinCEN Proposes AML Compliance Obligations for Non-Financed Real Estate Transactions

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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

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FinCEN Seeks to Make Investment Advisers Subject to Bank Secrecy Act

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Years in the making, on February 13, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to include “investment adviser” (“IA”) within the definition of “financial institution”...more

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FinCEN's Proposed Streamlined SAR -- The Real Estate Report

On February 16, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a proposed rule addressing “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers.” The proposed rule would, among other...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

FinCEN’s Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers

To crack down on money-laundering in the U.S. residential real estate market, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has proposed new reporting requirements for certain real estate transactions. Specifically, the...more

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FinCEN Issues Small Entity Compliance Guide for Corporate Transparency Act

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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

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FinCEN Proposes New Rule on Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards for Corporate Transparency Act

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The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently proposed a new rule (the Proposed Rule) regarding beneficial ownership information access and safeguards pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act....more

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FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule for Accessing Ownership Information Under the Corporate Transparency Act

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (the Treasury) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a highly anticipated final rule on September 29, 2022, implementing the beneficial ownership information (BOI)...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019: A New Era of Beneficial Ownership Disclosure and Entity Formation

On December 8, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published in the Federal Register its first installment of widely anticipated Proposed Rules regarding the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (CTA). The...more

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U.S. Treasury Targets Money Laundering, Terrorism And Tax Fraud With Proposed Beneficial Ownership Rules

The Corporate Transparency Act of 2020 (the “CTA”) was enacted in January 2021 as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 to prevent the use of shell companies to evade anti-money laundering and economic sanctions...more

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FinCEN Issues Proposed Beneficial Ownership Reporting Regulations

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 was a game-changing piece of legislation.  Perhaps the most important provision is the expansion of beneficial ownership regulatory authority....more

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FinCEN Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rule To Implement New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

On December 7, 2021, the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a highly anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) to implement the beneficial ownership reporting...more

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FinCEN Proposes Rules Implementing Corporate Ownership Requirements Under Corporate Transparency Act to Fill Gaps in U.S....

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: - The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a proposed rule to implement portions of the Corporate Transparency Act codified at 31 U.S.C. § 5336 (CTA). ...more

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FinCEN Proposed Beneficial Ownership Rule

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On December 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a highly anticipated proposed rule that would implement key provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a...more

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FinCEN Releases Proposed Rule For Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements To Counter Illicit Finance

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Treasury Department announced last week a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the beneficial ownership reporting requirements set forth in the Corporate...more

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FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule for Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

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In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more

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FinCEN proposes and seeks public comment on new AML Corporate Transparency Act Rulemaking

The US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) seeking input from the public on the implementation of a reporting...more

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