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On April 1, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the "Notice") seeking public comment on a myriad of issues related to the implementation of a beneficial...more
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (“NDAA”) enacted earlier this year includes several provisions that may impose new reporting requirements on both foreign and domestic businesses. NDAA is an...more
Earlier this year, Congress voted to override former President Trump’s veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), enacted as part of the NDAA, requires “reporting...more
Executive Summary - The U.S. Congress recently passed the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) as part of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. The CTA requires certain corporations, limited liability companies and...more
Los cambios a la Ley de Secreto Bancario bajo la Ley de Autorización de Defensa Nacional (“NDAA – “National Defense Authorization Act”) contienen requisitos para que las entidades legales cubiertas informen sobre sus...more
Changes to the Bank Secrecy Act incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contain requirements for beneficial ownership disclosure by covered legal entities at the time of their creation for inclusion in...more
CEP Magazine (March 2021) - On January 1, the United States Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. According to Transparency...more
As 2020 closed, Congress passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which embedded an unrelated set of provisions called the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ("AMLA-2020" or "the Act"). AMLA mandates disclosures...more
On January 1, 2021, US Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Found within the NDAA (as Division F – Anti-Money Laundering) is the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA), which will require corporations,...more
Summary: Corporate Transparency Act and the Federal Entity Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirement - The National Defense Authorization Act that was enacted on January 1, 2020, overriding a presidential veto, includes...more
In December 2020, as part of the larger National Defense Authorization Act, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) was enacted. The Act requires that anonymous shell companies, most notably limited liability companies and...more
On January 1, 2021, the Senate overrode President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This newly passed bill includes the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”)....more
The National Defense Authorization Act for 2021 enacted on January 1, 2021 contains Title LXI, the Corporate Transparency Act (“Act”). It institutes new reporting requirements for legal entities with few employees and limited...more
The override of former President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 resulted in the enactment of broad amendments to the US anti-money laundering regime. Of particular note is the inclusion of the...more
Overview The CTA will establish an information collection and management system to track beneficial ownership of business entities to be created and maintained by FinCEN. The Department of the Treasury is required to issue...more
The Situation: On January 1, 2021, the U.S. Congress enacted the most significant reforms to U.S. anti-money laundering laws in decades. The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ("AMLA") and the Corporate Transparency Act...more
We write to advise you of important legislation just enacted in the United States and proposed legislation in the United Kingdom. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) was recently passed by...more
As the 116th United States Congress came to a close, in its final hours, and skipping weeks of political drama for purposes of this post, the legislative body took the unprecedented step and overrode a presidential veto for...more
On January 1, 2021, the US Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). As part of the NDAA, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020...more
As we wrote over the summer, Congress has passed a bill that will require certain corporations and limited liability companies (“LLCs”) to report information on their beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury Department’s...more
Three months after a leak and investigation into over $2 trillion in suspect transactions at the world’s largest banks and financial institutions, known as the “FinCEN Files,” Congress passed legislation that would require...more
If the U.S. House of Representatives has its way, some corporations will soon be required to report information on their beneficial owners to the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). On...more