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Corporate Transparency Act creates a reporting requirement for many family businesses

27 October 2023 | Applicable law: US | 5 minute read

David Guin, Sarah McShane, and William Kambas contributed to the article "Corporate Transparency Act Creates a Reporting Requirement for Many Family Businesses," published in Corporate Compliance Insights

The CTA is the new US federal reporting requirement where owners and managers of the vast majority of US entities need to report their identity and association with the entity to the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (commonly referred to as 'FinCEN'). The purpose is to prevent bad actors from using US entities. There is no tax or fee to submit the report, but there are criminal and civil penalties for noncompliance.   

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Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Resources

Valuable guidance for all who oversee US entities or entities that register to do business in the US. The new CTA reporting requirement mandates owners and managers of the vast majority of US entities to report their identity and association with the entity to the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (commonly referred to as "FinCEN") starting January 1, 2024. 

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