The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was passed on January 1, 2021, under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. As previously written about by Josh Sage[1] and Devin Mills[2], the CTA subjects reporting companies, their beneficial owners, and the company applicant (all defined hereunder) to report certain information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FINCEN”), or…
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Josh Sage discussed the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) in his January 2021 article,[1] and I wrote a follow-up summary last July.[2] The CTA requires certain U.S. businesses, absent an exemption, to file beneficial ownership information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). This could result in burdensome reporting obligations for those businesses. As I discussed…
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After experiencing an inability to pass as a standalone bill, the Corporate Transparency Act (“Act”) now finds itself tacked to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, being passed by both the House and Senate with veto-proof majorities, 335-78 in the House and 84-14 in the Senate.[1] Following presidential veto, the Senate voted…
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