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Corporate Transparency Act – Potential Action by the Legislature

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On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, while an injunction blocking enforcement of the CTA remains in effect, a bipartisan bill was introduced on the floor of the House of Representatives, HR 9278, titled the “Protect Small Business...more

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Beneficial Ownership Reporting May Soon Be Coming To California With A Brobdingnagian Price Tag!

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Beginning January 1, 2024, many companies became subject to the beneficial ownership reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act.   The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) estimated that the total costs...more

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CTA Heats Up with New FAQs, Government and Amicus Briefs and New Draft Legislation

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is the gift that keeps giving. As affected entities and their advisers struggle to determine whether they are subject to the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting provisions of...more

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FinCEN Expands CTA FAQs

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On November 16, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued – again –expanded FAQs pertaining to beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reportable under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”).  These expanded...more

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Lenders: The Corporate Transparency Act is Headed Your Way in January 2024

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which was passed by Congress in 2021 and is administered by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will become effective on January 1,...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Identify and Report “Control” Investors: The Corporate Transparency Act of 2020

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We write to advise you of important legislation just enacted in the United States and proposed legislation in the United Kingdom. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) was recently passed by...more

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U.S. Senate Considering Update to Federal Anti-Money Laundering System

A bipartisan group of Senators, with the support of the American Bankers Association, recently introduced bill S.2563, known as the ILLICIT Cash Act. The acronym “ILLICIT” stands for “Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing...more

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Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 Broadens Beneficial Ownership Reporting

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In early March, the House Financial Services Committee released three proposed bills to codify many of the suggested reforms discussed during ongoing conversation among financial agencies, law enforcement, financial...more

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Beneficial Ownership Provision Stripped from Latest Draft of Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act

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Critics Bemoan Removal of Potential Weapon Against Shell Companies - Last week, and on the eve of a scheduled markup of the original bill in the House Financial Services Committee, a new draft of the Counter Terrorism and...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Registration of Beneficial Owners: COMING TO YOU SOON?

There is a new Bill drafted on November 14, 2017 called the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act (CTIFA). The Bill is currently in a committee in the Senate and it proposes a substantial overhaul to the Bank Secrecy Act...more

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Expanded Beneficial Ownership Reporting and AML Duties Under the Corporate Transparency Act

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Second of a Two-Part Blog: Anti-Money Laundering Programs Coming to the Legal Profession? Earlier this week, we began our discussion of the proposed Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 (the “Act”), and observed that, if...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: A Proposal to Expand Beneficial Ownership Reporting for Legal Entities, Corporate Formation...

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In late June, Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Peter King of New York introduced The Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 (the “Act”). In August, Senators Ron Wyden and Marco Rubio introduced companion legislation in the...more

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Beneficial Ownership Reporting and the Brokaw Act

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Recently, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced legislation that, if enacted into law and implemented accordingly, would dramatically change the course of beneficial ownership reporting for purposes...more

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