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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of... more +
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -
Allen Barron, Inc.

US Taxpayers and Expatriates May Need to File Offshore Disclosures and FBARs

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How many U.S. taxpayers and expatriates may need to file offshore disclosures and FBARs with the IRS? Should those who have not yet filed a disclosure application utilize the VDP (Voluntary Disclosure Program) or a...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

What is Willful Blindness According to the IRS?

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What is willful blindness according to the IRS? How is this important in tax cases involving unreported or under-reported income, disclosure of offshore assets and income, FinCEN Form 114 (more commonly referred to as an...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Entities That 'Cease to Exist' Must Still Comply With the Corporate Transparency Act

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On Monday, July 8, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released additional FAQs specifying that a reporting company (i.e., a company to which no exemption applies) created or...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

The Corporate Transparency Act and its Application to Estates and Trusts: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

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The recently implemented Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) requires that certain entities report information about themselves and their “beneficial ownership” to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Are you Thinking of Moving to Another Country - A Few Things to Consider

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Are you thinking of moving to another country? Over the past decade, a record number of U.S. citizens have decided to live and work abroad. There are many issues you may not have considered that will impact any decision to...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Corporate Transparency Act: Beware of Filing Scams

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Since the Corporate Transparency Act took effect on January 1, 2024, scammers have seized the opportunity to send notices to owners of recently formed companies offering “filing services.” In response to these scams, FinCEN...more

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Federal Court Declares Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional: Implications and Recommendations for Businesses

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On March 1, 2024, Judge Liles C. Burke of the Northern District of Alabama, Northeastern Division, ruled in U.S. v. Yellen that the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) is unconstitutional. The federal district court found...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional and Unenforceable as to NSBA Members

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On March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is unconstitutional. The CTA requires many U.S. entities to disclose their individual beneficial...more

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Alabama District Court Declares Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

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On March 1, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) exceeds the constitutional limits on Congress’s legislative power and is therefore...more

Whiteford

Client Alert: Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Found Unconstitutional by Federal District Court

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On March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in National Small Business United et al.  v. Janet Yellen et. al., Case No. 5:22-cv-1448-LCB,  held the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) to...more

Cole Schotz

The Corporate Transparency Act

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Effective January 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) will require certain newly formed and pre-existing entities to submit information regarding their beneficial owners...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act: Will it Impact You?

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will affect most small, privately held businesses starting January 1, 2024. Does the CTA apply to you? What is the CTA? The CTA, a law enacted by Congress, will require certain business...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: Is it Really Happening?

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The U.S. government just averted a government shutdown this past Saturday (or at least punted for another 45 days). In the last three weeks all signals from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) suggests the...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Business Obligations Under the Corporate Transparency Act: What You Need to Know

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted to enhance corporate transparency and combat illicit activities such as money laundering and tax evasion. While the primary focus of the CTA is unearthing those involved in...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Shining a Light on the Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN’s Rules for Beneficial Ownership Reporting

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On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Congress passed the CTA to...more

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Bitcoin, the IRS, and the Love that was Lost

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We have all heard the stories. Romeo and Juliet, Cleopatra and Mark Antony, and my personal favorite, Illsa Lund and Rick Blaine. Everyone loves a great love story.  A developing romance leading to an emotionally pleasing and...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

FBAR Penalties: Is it per Account or per Violation?

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U.S. Taxpayers (includes a citizen, permanent resident, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust and estate) are required to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) if they have...more

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What are some of the monetary penalties and other consequences of failing to properly report my foreign real estate and other...

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Depending upon how foreign real estate is owned and/or controlled, a number of different tax reporting regimes may be implicated.  Each of these has its own corresponding penalties and generally applies to United States...more

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IRS Outlines New Process for Voluntary Disclosures

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On November 29, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") published a memorandum (the "Memorandum") dated November 20, 2018, outlining the new process for all voluntary disclosures, both domestic and offshore (the "New...more

Baker Donelson

The Perils Facing a U.S. Person Having an Undeclared Offshore Financial Account

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There are legal and financial consequences to any U.S. person who underreports their income. Moreover, similar consequences may exist even in a situation in which all income is reported, yet certain information returns are...more

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IRS To Terminate The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program

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On March 13th, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") announced that the offshore voluntary disclosure program ("OVDP"), which was first launched in 2009 and modified several times, will close to new taxpayers after September...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Manafort Indictment Alleges High-End International Money Laundering and Tax Fraud Involving Offshore Accounts

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As the world now knows, an indictment against Paul Manafort, Jr., a former campaign chairperson for now-President Donald Trump, and Manafort’s associate, Richard Gates III, was unsealed yesterday. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

FinCEN Issues New Beneficial Ownership Regulations

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Under the dark cover of the Panama Papers scandal, FinCEN moved quickly to issue its beneficial; ownership regulations. For all of the US regulatory and financial industry bluster, it is about time. The United States stands...more

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In Wake of the Panama Papers, Treasury Proposes New Reporting Requirements for Foreign-Owned Legal Entities

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On May 10, 2016, the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations that, if approved, will require business entities formed in the United States that are owned by a single foreign person to obtain an employer identification...more

Stinson LLP

New FinCEN Rule Requires Heightened Identification Procedures and Anti-Money Laundering Diligence

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A new Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) rule under the Bank Secrecy Act will require institutions to more specifically identify legal entity customers and increase anti-money laundering diligence. The rule will...more

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