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Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Deadline Looms for Law Firms and Their Corporate Clients by Dan Hughes, CPA/CFF, CGMA, CVA


Posted on November 05, 2024 by Daniel Hughes

With the enactment of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), applicable businesses, including law firms, must come into compliance with the law’s disclosure requirements by Jan. 1, 2025. The CTA requires domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs and partnerships doing business in the U.S. as of Jan. 1, 2024, to disclose for the first time the identities […]

Recent Court Rulings Uphold Congressional Authority to Assess Taxes and Penalties on U.S. Taxpayers with Foreign Interests by Andrew Leonard, CPA


Posted on September 12, 2024 by Andrew Leonard

The IRS scored significant wins in two separate cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and D.C. Court of Appeals. While both matters addressed different provisions of the tax code, the court’s decisions essentially fortified the IRS’s international reach and its ability to enforce compliance with various U.S. tax laws regarding taxpayers’ foreign investments and business […]

Cybersecurity Training Alone is Insufficient to Prevent a Phishing Attack by Brandon Bowers


Posted on July 08, 2024 by Brandon Bowers

Phishing scams and business email compromises (BECs) continue to make headlines, holding the titles as the most common cybersecurity breach method and the most frequently reported crimes to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Yet, even as businesses step up efforts to help employees learn to recognize the warning signs of these attacks, criminals […]

The Corporate Transparency Act is Here – Now What? by Joel G. Young, JD, LLM


Posted on February 19, 2024 by Joel Young

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has begun enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which requires corporations, LLCs, and some partnerships and business trusts to file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports revealing the identities of the individuals behind those entities. While the CTA aims to bolster the country’s anti-money laundering […]