El 12/30/22, el IRS emitió el Aviso 2023-11 con el propósito de proporcionar alivio de informes FATCA a las FFI Modelo 1 que no han podido obtener los TINs (“Tax ID Numbers”) de los EE. UU. para sus cuentas preexistentes que...more
On 12/30/22, the IRS issued Notice 2023-11 with the purpose of providing FATCA reporting relief to Model 1 FFIs who have been unable to obtain US TINs for their pre-existing accounts that are US reportable accounts. In turn,...more
El 6/7/22, las Agencias (Junta de Gobernadores del Sistema de la Reserva Federal, la Corporación Federal de Seguros de Depósitos, la Red de Ejecución de Delitos Financieros, la Administración Nacional de Cooperativas de...more
On 7/6/22, the Agencies (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the...more
The US Treasury reports that it is expecting the tax gap to rise to approximately $7 trillion over the course of the next decade if left unaddressed. In May 2021, the US Department of the Treasury issued the “THE AMERICAN...more
7/7/2021
/ BSA/AML ,
Corporate Governance ,
Financial Institutions ,
High Net-Worth ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Tax Audits ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns
El 9 de abril de 2021, las agencias reguladoras bancarias federales (la Reserva Federal, “FDIC” y “OCC”) junto con FinCEN y la Administración Nacional de Cooperativas de Crédito emitieron una declaración conjunta que aborda...more
On April 9, 2021, the federal banking regulatory agencies (the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC) together with FinCEN and the National Credit Union Administration issued a joint statement addressing how risk management...more
5/6/2021
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banks ,
BSA/AML ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Joint Statements ,
Money Laundering ,
NCUA ,
OCC ,
Request For Information ,
Risk Management ,
Supervisory Guidance
The CTA is a recent reporting requirement that is expected to enhance U.S. national security through increasing the difficulty involved for harmful actors to exploit opaque legal structures for laundering money, financing...more
4/26/2021
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
Beneficial Owner ,
BSA/AML ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Fraud
A financial institution’s understanding and management of financial crimes and their genesis would enhance and strengthen its Corporate Governance programs and internal controls. ...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is within the AML Act of 2020. It establishes Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements to facilitate important national security, intelligence, and law enforcement...more
La Ley de Transparencia Corporativa (“Corporate Transparency Act” – “CTA”) se encuentra dentro de la Ley ALD del 2020. Establece requisitos para la presentación de informes de información sobre los titulares reales para...more
The “Travel Rule” is a Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) rule [31 CFR 103.33(g)] that requires financial institutions to pass certain information on to the next financial institution, in certain funds transmittals involving more than...more
La sección 6307 del Acto (“AML ACT of 2020”) requiere la capacitación anual para Examinadores sobre la lucha contra el lavado de dinero y el financiamiento del terrorismo. La capacitación debe realizarse en consulta con...more
3/4/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Employee Training ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Industry Examinations ,
NDAA ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
Tribal Governments ,
White Collar Crimes
Section 6307 of the Act requires annual Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism training for Examiners. The training is to be done in consultation with FinCEN and all levels of law enforcement,...more
El 2 de diciembre del 2020, la Cámara de Representantes de los EE. UU. aprobó la “Ley de Autorización de Defensa Nacional William M. (Mac) Thornberry para el año fiscal 2021“. La Ley incluye la DIVISIÓN F (ANTI-LAVADO DE...more
Rising compliance costs, hard to understand corporate client structures, fines and penalties, a shift from corporate responsibility to individual liability, and reputational concerns have led many US Financial Institutions...more
Regarding assets belonging to Senior Foreign Officials, Section 6313 of the AML Act of 2020 prohibits the concealment of the source of those assets in monetary transactions or involving Institutions of primary Money...more
La Ley ALD del 2020 (“AML Act of 2020”) incluye la creación de los “Attachés del Tesoro” (SEC. 6106, designados por el Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos) y los “Enlaces de la Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera...more
The AML Act of 2020 includes the creation of “Treasury Attachés” (SEC. 6106, appointed by the US Treasury Department) and the “Foreign Financial Intelligence Unit Liaisons” (SEC. 6108, appointed by FinCEN) to be stationed...more
Antes de la aprobación de la LEY AML del 2020 (“AML ACT of 2020”), el Departamento del Tesoro de los EE. UU. y el Departamento de Justicia de los EE. UU. (“DOJ”) tenían la autoridad para citar (“subpoena”) a los bancos...more
2/25/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Subpoenas ,
U.S. Treasury
Before passage of the AML ACT of 2020 (the “ACT”), The US Department of the Treasury, and the US Justice Department (DOJ) had US legal authority to subpoena foreign banks with US correspondent accounts for related US records...more
2/25/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Subpoenas ,
U.S. Treasury
El 19 de enero del 2021, FinCEN emitió respuestas a preguntas frecuentes sobre informes de actividades sospechosas y otras consideraciones contra el lavado de dinero. FinCEN proporcionó las respuestas a siete preguntas en...more
On January 19, 2021, FinCEN issued Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Suspicious Activity Reporting and Other Anti-Money Laundering Considerations. The answers to seven questions were provided by FinCEN in...more
Section 314(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act (Sec 314) was drafted by Congress in 2001 to allow financial institutions to work with law enforcement agencies and with each other to support the common goal of deterring money...more
On December 2, 2020, the ‘‘William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021’’ was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Act includes DIVISION F (ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING). This...more