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Anzeigen digital – BaFin ermöglicht zukünftig digitale Anzeigen zu Geldwäschebeauftragten

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Die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) öffnet ihr Portal der Melde- und Veröffentlichungsplattform (MVP-Portal) zukünftig auch für geldwäscherechtliche Anzeigen. Konkret betrifft dies alle im Voraus...more

Conyers

Country Update - Bermuda: AML

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Bermuda is a leading international financial centre and maintains a comprehensive body of primary legislation relating to money laundering and terrorist financing, supported by a range of general and sector specific guidance...more

White and Williams LLP

Latest Corporate Transparency Act Update from FinCEN: Enforcement Paused, For Now

Stay tuned – another shoe is likely to drop from Washington D.C. on the CTA (“Corporate Transparency Act”) in the next three weeks. As we previously reported on February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Requirements are Back

On February 17, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in Smith et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury et al., stayed (lifted) the injunction blocking the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency...more

Shipkevich PLLC

BOI Reporting Back in Effect: Compliance Required by March 21, 2025

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On February 19, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that most reporting companies under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) must now submit their Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports...more

Cozen O'Connor

Latest CTA Injunction Stayed

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On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas stayed the nationwide injunction it previously issued in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336 (Smith case)....more

Kerr Russell

CTA Enforcement Reinstated with New Compliance Deadlines

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has stayed the last remaining nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Newsletter - January 24, 2025

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Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Upcoming Deadline for Corporate Transparency Act Compliance

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As we near the end of 2024, it’s crucial to be aware of an important deadline under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Reporting companies formed before January 1, 2024, must file their initial Beneficial Ownership...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Treasury Department Releases Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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On August 16, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published its semiannual regulatory agenda in the Federal Register, detailing the agency’s upcoming regulatory actions and priorities. The agenda outlines the proposed, final,...more

Conyers

Shifting Sands: The Future of Offshore Regulatory Disputes (Part 1)

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As an evolving area of commercial disputes in the Cayman Islands, global enforcement trends provide us with valuable insight into the types of regulatory proceedings on the horizon for offshore jurisdictions. In this first...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Year-End CTA Filing Deadline Is Quickly Approaching

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The federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became effective on January 1, 2024, and despite multiple challenges and ongoing court cases, the CTA remains in effect. The CTA requires many entities to file beneficial ownership...more

A&O Shearman

UK FCA Financial Crime Guide consultation: more obligations, or old news?

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As financial crime compliance pressures grow, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to emphasise the significance of its Financial Crime Guide (FCG) as part of the overarching regulatory framework for financial...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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Update – 2023 Year-End Planning

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November 29, 2023 Update: In the ever-evolving world of the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA), there was good news from the Treasury Department today. Reporting Companies formed on or after January 1, 2024, will have...more

Polsinelli

Part 3: Addressing and Demystifying Common Denials Surrounding the Upcoming CTA

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CTA Denial #3: “My industry’s lobbyists would never allow such a law to get passed.” Lobbyists had staved off attempts to implement the CTA, and its predecessor bills, for decades....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CTA Round-Up: FinCEN Proposes Extended CTA Filing Deadline, Revised Reporting Form, and Privacy Act Exemption; Expands CTA FAQs;...

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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

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No Longer a Walk In The Park -- Entity Formation Under the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act

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Presently, forming a corporation, LLC, or other entity in the U.S. can be done on a largely anonymous basis, without naming its owners and with only limited disclosures about managers, officers, and directors. Under the...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

¿Cómo implementará FinCEN las Provisiones de Reportaje de Información de los Dueños Beneficiarios de la Ley de Transparencia...

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

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

How will FinCEN Implement the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)? They...

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

EU Directive Targets 'Shell' Companies

On December 22, 2021, the European Commission published proposals for a Directive which targets the perceived misuse of “shell” entities for tax purposes. The draft of the Directive proposes a common minimum substance test...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Domestic and International Private Clients and their Closely Held Companies: Update on the Corporate Transparency Act

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In a blog post early last year,  we reported on the passage of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) enacted on January 1, 2021, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. As previously...more

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FinCEN Issues Proposed Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules to the Corporate Transparency Act

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Background and Development - On December 7, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) for the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”).  ...more

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