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Beyond Internal Controls: The Importance of Culture in “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Preparation

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The Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) offence will officially come into force as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act in September 2025. In a previous article, we explored the government’s guidance around...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The UK Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023: What companies need to know and what they can do to prepare

The UK Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 sets out two major reforms making it much easier for UK authorities to prosecute corporate wrongdoing: - it substantially increases the circumstances in which a company...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

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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

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK White Collar Crime Outlook

Below is a summary of recent developments and enforcement trends in the UK white collar crime space in the first quarter of 2024. I. New Legislation - The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA)...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

What You Need to Know About the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act

Practical Issues for Entity Management - The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is new legislation passed by Congress as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. This legislation sets forth uniform beneficial ownership...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 Receives Royal Assent

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New legislation introduces further sanctions powers and aims to tackle financial crime by revealing identities of overseas beneficial owners of UK property. Following the UK government’s successive sanctions packages,...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), included as an amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, was passed by Congress this year as an effort to make it more difficult to commit “shell company” money laundering, tax...more

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Corporate Transparency Act – Your Beneficial Entity Ownership Disclosure Is Now Required

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Executive Summary - The U.S. Congress recently passed the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. The CTA requires certain corporations, limited liability companies and...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

The Corporate Transparency Act - New Beneficial Owner Reporting Requirements

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was passed by Congress on January 1, 2021, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021. The CTA is the most significant update to the U.S. anti-money laundering laws since...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

¿Se verá comprometido los Estados Unidos en el Futuro Como un Paraíso Fiscal Preferido?

Los cambios a la Ley de Secreto Bancario bajo la Ley de Autorización de Defensa Nacional (“NDAA – “National Defense Authorization Act”) contienen requisitos para que las entidades legales cubiertas informen sobre sus...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Will The Perception Of The USA As A Preferred Tax Haven Be Jeopardized Going Forward?

Changes to the Bank Secrecy Act incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contain requirements for beneficial ownership disclosure by covered legal entities at the time of their creation for inclusion in...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The Corporate Transparency Act: New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

On January 1, 2021, US Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Found within the NDAA (as Division F – Anti-Money Laundering) is the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA), which will require corporations,...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: Initial Observations and Considerations for Domestic and International Private Clients

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It didn’t take very long for 2021 to bring about federal legislation that could significantly impact, or at least cause massive administrative headaches for, domestic and international private clients and their holding...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Bouncing Back - January 2021 | Issue No. 20, You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: The Corporate Transparency Act

In December 2020, as part of the larger National Defense Authorization Act, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) was enacted. The Act requires that anonymous shell companies, most notably limited liability companies and...more

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Key Provisions and the Impact of the Corporate Transparency Act

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On January 1, 2021, the Senate overrode President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This newly passed bill includes the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”)....more

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Unanswered Questions on the Corporate Transparency Act

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The National Defense Authorization Act for 2021 enacted on January 1, 2021 contains Title LXI, the Corporate Transparency Act (“Act”). It institutes new reporting requirements for legal entities with few employees and limited...more

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