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The Corporate Transparency Act
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As promised, in order to reduce the burdens on placed on legitimate businesses, while still working to detect, prevent, and prosecute financial crimes, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...more
On March 21, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published an interim final rule (the “March 21 Rule”) that: Narrows (significantly) the beneficial ownership information (“BOI”)...more
On March 11, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) specifically aimed at combatting Mexico-based cartels and other criminals along the southwest border of the United...more
We have written previously about the new administration’s significant shifts in its approach to criminal enforcement and prosecution of money laundering cases. Specifically, we wrote about shifts at the U.S. Department of...more
On March 11, FinCEN issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) to combat “illicit activities and money laundering of Mexico-based cartels” along the U.S. southwest border. The order requires money service businesses in select...more
On March 11, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) requiring all money services businesses (MSBs) operating within 30 specified ZIP codes near the U.S.-Mexico border...more
On March 11, 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) requiring certain money service businesses (MSBs) in...more
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On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury threw a new twist into the ongoing Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) enforcement saga by announcing that it will not enforce any fines or penalties against any U.S. citizens or...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (FinCEN) has changed the rules once again on the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Despite recently announcing that the new filing deadline for...more
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On February 17, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in Smith et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury et al., stayed (lifted) the injunction blocking the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency...more
On February 18, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice extending the deadline for reporting companies to file their Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports under the Corporate...more
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As a result of a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday, February 18, beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under...more
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas stayed the nationwide injunction it previously issued in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336 (Smith case)....more
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As explained in this Alert, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in an abrupt volte-face has reinstated the nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Beneficial Ownership Information...more
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