The Final Rule issued under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is, as forecast, a sweeping and significant update to the U.S. anti-money laundering laws, estimated to affect over 32 million entities by requiring new reports...more
10/12/2022
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Register ,
Final Rules ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Penalties ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business
On December 7, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to establish regulations that will implement the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). This rulemaking is...more
On February 24, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory alerting financial institutions to the potential for fraud and other financial crimes related to Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) and a...more
On January 1, 2021, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which includes the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA).1 The CTA requires all U.S. businesses to file “beneficial ownership”...more
1/12/2021
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Data Protection ,
Data Storage ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Patriot Act ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shell Corporations ,
Tax Returns
On August 18, 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a statement on its approach to enforcing the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), to provide clarity on its approach to bringing compliance or enforcement...more
On July 30, 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory alerting financial institutions to potential indicators of cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime observed during the COVID-19 pandemic.The...more
8/6/2020
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Security ,
Extortion ,
FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
Malware ,
Personal Data ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)