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Toothless: How Proposed Changes to the Corporate Transparency Act Diminish its Efficacy

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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

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CTA Update: Supreme Court Grants Stay of Preliminary Injunction on Corporate Transparency Act

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On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States granted the federal government a stay of the preliminary injunction foreclosing enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in McHenry v. Texas Top Cop Shop,...more

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Using A Service To File A Beneficial Ownership Information Report? Be Sure To Read The Small Print

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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

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Key Concerns for Trusts and Estates Pertaining to the Corporate Transparency Act

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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

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The Corporate Transparency Act: January 1, 2025 Deadline Approaching Fast

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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

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FinCEN Announces Relief Plans for Qualified Victims Impacted by Recent Hurricanes

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

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Ready or Not, Here It Comes: Final Countdown to the CTA

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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

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FinCEN Highlights Differences in CDD Rule and CTA Reporting of BOI

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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

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Corporate Transparency Act: New Reporting Rules for Dissolved and Merged Companies

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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

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The CTA’s Large Operating Company Exemption in Focus

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The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), part of the federal government’s effort to curtail money laundering by means of shell company structures, imposes disclosure requirements on most entities registered to do business...more

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Highlights from the 2024 SIFMA Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference on the Corporate Transparency Act

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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

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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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New York Targets Real Estate Owners in New LLC Transparency Law

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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

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Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional – What Should You Do?

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On March 1, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, in the case of National Small Business United v. Yellen, declared that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional....more

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The Corporate Transparency Act Isn't Dead Yet

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Congress has enacted legislation over the decades aimed at curbing money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Increased legislation has been necessary to ensure that the federal government is able to address evolving...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Acciones Clave GAFI Febrero 2024

El 02/23/24, el Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional (GAFI o “FATF”), una entidad intergubernamental independiente que desarrolla políticas para la protección de nuestro sistema financiero global contra el lavado de...more

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FATF Key Actions February 2024

On 2/23/24, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an independent inter-governmental entity that develops policies for protection of our global financial system from money laundering, terrorist financing and financing of...more

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What Small Businesses Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act

If you are operating a small business and have not educated yourself about the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requirements that became effective on January 1, 2024, now would be a good time to pay attention. Knowing the...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

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FinCEN Proposes BSA Reporting Requirements for Residential Real Estate

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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

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The Corporate Transparency Act: Key Considerations for Health Systems and Practice Management Companies (MSOs/DSOs)

In 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) to “better enable critical national security, intelligence, and law enforcement efforts to counter money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and other...more

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Enhancing Transparency in Real Estate: FinCEN's New Reporting Requirements for Non-Financed Transfers

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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

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The Corporate Transparency Act – New Reporting Requirements for Beneficial Owners

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

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New York Enacts LLC Transparency Act, Requiring LLCs to Disclose Beneficial Owners

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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

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NY State's New Transparency Law Targets LLCs

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New York is poised to impose its own set of disclosure requirements on certain businesses later this year with a new law that mirrors the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In December, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into...more

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