On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Treasury Department (“FinCEN”) narrowed the scope of the beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) filing requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act...more
FinCEN announced that by March 21, 2025, it plans to issue an interim final rule that will extend the current beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting deadlines under the Corporate Transparency Act. Until the new rule...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back in effect − at least for now − and companies covered by the CTA are once again required to file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports with FinCEN. On February 17, 2025, in...more
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated one nationwide stay (Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry – formerly, Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland) which blocked the U.S. government from enforcing the Corporate...more
A federal judge has blocked the U.S. government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its implementing regulations nationwide. As a result, companies affected by the CTA do not have to report information...more
The deadline is quickly approaching for companies created or registered to do business in the United States before 2024 to report beneficial ownership information as required by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA...more
The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed a rule to counter money laundering and the financing of terrorism that would add significant compliance requirements for financial...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced two enforcement actions this year. Both reference the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) whistleblower program,...more
In a display of the United States' jurisdictional reach, the Justice Department has indicted KuCoin, a prominent global cryptocurrency exchange, along with founders Chun Gan and Ke Tang, for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and...more
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a final rule (the Access Rule) regarding access to and use of beneficial ownership information (BOI) maintained by FinCEN....more