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Why do you need a lawyer for an IRS audit? Have you received an IRS audit notification (IRS form letter 2205-A, 2205-B, or 566)? What do you need to know?...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) introduced substantial new reporting obligations for a wide array of corporate entities. Generally, any domestic entity formed by filing documents with a secretary of state or similar...more
On 10/29/24, FinCEN announced Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Relief to specific victims of Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Beryl, and Hurricane Francine. BOI Reporting Relief...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced that it will provide a six-month Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) filing extension to certain reporting companies affected by one of the five hurricanes in...more
As discussed in our four prior client alerts below, effective as of January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and rules issued thereunder by the Financial Crime Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) require most U.S...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has announced temporary relief measures for reporting companies affected by recent hurricanes in the Southeast, providing additional time to comply with Beneficial Ownership...more
Shutts & Bowen would like to inform you that earlier this week the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced a temporary postponement of the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting deadlines for...more
Background - In January 2021, the United States Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. This law, while intended to prevent criminal actors from hiding and...more
Missing any deadline is stressful. But missing a tax deadline is more so. Per the Bank Secrecy Act (Title 31 of the U.S. Code), certain taxpayers must file so-called FBARs (currently FinCEN Form 114) with the government...more
Certain individuals who have only signature authority over foreign financial accounts now have until April 15, 2022 to file the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. On December 9, 2020, the US Department of the...more
On October 14, 2020, FinCEN posted an incorrect message on its Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) E-Filing website. The message incorrectly stated there was a new filing extension until December 31, 2020, for all filers of Reports of...more
Every U.S. person (including both individuals and entities, as discussed below) that had a financial interest in, or signature or other authority over, one or more foreign financial accounts during 2015 must electronically...more
Beginning with foreign bank account reports (FinCEN Form 114, known as the FBAR) for the 2016 calendar year, FBARs will be due on April 15 of the following year. A six-month extension to October 15 will be available upon...more
On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed into law P.L. 114-41, the "Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015." Although this new law was primarily designed as a 3-month stopgap extension...more
With the June 30 deadline to file the FBAR form fast approaching, the IRS issued another reminder to taxpayers with bank accounts located outside of the United States. The IRS noted that during 2014, the total number of FBAR...more