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Governor Signs New York LLC Transparency Act into Law

On Dec. 22, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York Limited Liability Company Transparency Act (“NY LLC Transparency Act”) into law. The NY LLC Transparency Act is modeled on the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”),...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.S. Withholding on Synthetic Trades over U.S. Equities – Additional Delay of Full Implementation until 2021 (Notice 2018-72)

• The broader application of Section 871(m) has been delayed further until January 1, 2021 and, as a result, investment funds with non-U.S. feeders or investors up the chain should generally expect to incur U.S. withholding...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Secures First Ever Conviction for Violating FATCA

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has secured its first conviction ever under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, through the guilty plea of Adrian Baron, a former executive of Loyal Bank Ltd., a bank with...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.S. Withholding on Synthetic Trades over U.S. Equities—Further Delay of Full Implementation Until 2019 (Notice 2017-42)

In response to perceived abuses in taxpayers’ use of swaps and other derivative transactions (e.g., options, futures or forwards) to avoid withholding tax on U.S. source dividends, Congress added Section 871(m) to the...more

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Treasury Announces Key Regulations and Legislation to Counter Money Laundering and Corruption, Combat Tax Evasion

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On May 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced several actions to strengthen financial transparency. Treasury announced a Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Final Rule, proposed Beneficial Ownership legislation and...more

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