01/14/2024
Corporate Alert!
The Corporate Transparency Act, originally passed in2021, was enacted to combat illicit activity including tax fraud, money laundering, and financing for terrorism by capturing ownership information for certain US companies.
New legislation, effective as of January 1, 2024,requires many companies to report information to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) about the persons who own or control them. The FinCEN FAQ is a great resource to determine if and when your company needs to register: https://www.fincen.gov/boi-faqs
The penalties for noncompliance are steep. Companies failing to report the required information or provide false or fraudulent information will be subject to a civil penalty of $500 per day during the period of noncompliance. In addition, there are criminal fines of up to $10,000 and the possibility of imprisonment for up to two years.
FinCEN has prepared the following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in response to inquiries received relating to the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule.