FinCEN’s Small Entity Compliance Guide published 9/18/23 defines a beneficial owner as any individual who, directly or indirectly: exercises substantial control over a reporting company or owns or controls at least 25 percent...more
El 29 de septiembre del 2023, FinCEN actualizó las preguntas frecuentes (“FAQs”) sobre los Reportes de Información sobre los Beneficiarios Reales (“BOI”), incluyendo orientación sobre el Identificador FinCEN. Las preguntas...more
On September 29, 2023, FinCEN updated the FAQs regarding Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting, including guidance on the FinCEN identifier. The FinCEN’s BOI FAQs work in tandem with the FinCEN’s BOI Small...more
El 20/09/23, el IRS anunció que planea establecer un área especial para centrarse en entidades de transferencia grandes o complejas para ayudar con los esfuerzos de cumplimiento de altos ingresos. Con la ayuda de tecnología...more
On 9/20/23, the IRS announced that it plans to establish a special area to focus on large or complex pass-through entities to help with high-income compliance efforts. With the assistance of improved technology as well as...more
El 6/11/23, la Oficina de Industria y Seguridad (“BIS” o “Bureau of Industry and Security”) del Departamento de Comercio y FinCEN emitieron un Aviso Conjunto sobre la evasión del control de exportaciones destacando un nuevo...more
On 11/6/23, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and FinCEN issued a joint notice regarding export control evasion highlighting a new Suspicious Activity Report key term (“FIN-2023-GLOBALEXPORT”)...more
El 20/10/23, FinCEN emitió Señales de Alerta (“Red Flags”) sobre el Financiamiento del Terrorismo para ayudar a las instituciones financieras a identificar flujos de financiamiento para la organización terrorista Hamás en...more
On 10/20/23, Terrorist Financing Red Flags were issued by FinCEN to assist financial institutions in identifying funding streams for the terrorist organization Hamas in response to Hamas’s terrorist attack on the people of...more
En 9/8/23, el IRS anunció nuevos esfuerzos de cumplimiento que se centrarán en aumentar el escrutinio de los contribuyentes de altos ingresos/altos patrimonios, sociedades, corporaciones y promotores que abusan de las normas...more
11/17/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
Compliance ,
FBAR ,
Foreign Financial Accounts ,
High Net-Worth ,
IRS ,
Large Corporate Filers ,
Partnerships ,
Scams ,
Tax Fraud
El 8/9/23, FinCEN emitió una alerta sobre una estafa frecuente de inversión en moneda virtual comúnmente conocida como ““masacre de cerdos” ” o “Pig Butchering”. La alerta de FinCEN sobre la “masacre de cerdos” aborda las...more
11/17/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Fund Transfers ,
HELOC ,
Investment ,
Investment Schemes ,
Investors ,
Scams ,
Third-Party ,
Virtual Currency
El 18 de septiembre del 2023, FinCEN publicó la Guía de Cumplimiento para Pequeñas Entidades para la presentación de informes sobre beneficiarios finales (BOI) bajo la Ley de Transparencia Corporativa (CTA) y simultáneamente...more
On 9/18/23, FinCEN published the Small Entity Compliance Guide for beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and simultaneously updated the FAQs regarding CTA compliance under...more
El 18/10/23, la OFAC emitió un alivio de sanciones a entidades Venezolanas en los siguientes sectores: petróleo y gas, compañía minera de oro estatal y bonos soberanos venezolanos y deuda y capital de PdVSA (Petróleos de...more
On 10/18/23, OFAC provided issued sanctions relief to Venezuela entities in the following sectors: oil and gas, state-owned gold mining company and Venezuelan sovereign bonds and PdVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.) debt...more
El 18 de septiembre del 2023, se publicó la Guía FinCEN BOI para Pequeñas Empresas para asistir a la comunidad de pequeñas empresas a cumplir con la Regla de Presentación de Reportes de información sobre beneficiarios reales...more
On September 18, 2023, the FinCEN BOI Small Business Guide was released to assist the small business community in complying with the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rule that starts January 1, 2024. The...more
Trusts are vehicles that can assist in the preservation of wealth and property for future generations, protect assets, or carry out a charitable purpose. A trust is an entity created and governed under the state law in which...more
11/3/2023
/ Asset Management ,
Beneficiaries ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Gift Tax ,
Grantors ,
IRS ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Tax Returns ,
Trustees ,
Trusts
On 9/823, the IRS announced new compliance efforts that will focus on increasing scrutiny on high-income taxpayers, partnerships, corporations and promoters abusing tax rules on the books by using Artificial Intelligence and...more
11/1/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
Compliance ,
FBAR ,
Foreign Financial Accounts ,
High Net-Worth ,
IRS ,
Large Corporate Filers ,
Partnerships ,
Scams ,
Tax Fraud
On 9/8/23, FinCEN issued an alert on a prevalent Virtual Currency Investment Scam commonly known as “Pig Butchering”. FinCEN’s Pig Butchering alert addresses “Pig butchering” scams which resemble the practice of fattening a...more
10/26/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Fund Transfers ,
HELOC ,
Investment ,
Investment Schemes ,
Investors ,
Scams ,
Third-Party ,
Virtual Currency
On 7/20/ 23, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system announced the launch of the FedNow Service. FedNow is a new instant payment infrastructure developed by the Federal Reserve that is available to depository...more
IRS Awareness Campaign for the Summer 2023 focuses on data theft signs and the importance of staying alert against new and ongoing threats of tax-related identity in order to protect the taxpayer and the tax professional. ...more
El 26/07/2023, el Departamento de Justicia de los EE. UU. (DOJ), la Oficina de Industria y Seguridad del Departamento de Comercio de los EE. UU. (BIS) y la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC) del Departamento del...more
10/25/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers
On 07/26/2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), issued a...more
10/25/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers
The IRS concluded its special summer series with important reminders to tax professionals and taxpayers to protect themselves against Identity theft.
The reminders for tax professionals and taxpayers to reduce identity...more