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CTA Compliance for Dissolved Companies: New FinCEN Guidance on Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting

Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A

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Conducted on Thursday, September 19, 2024

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This CLE webinar will provide corporate counsel with guidance on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) new interpretive guidance on reporting requirements for entities that are dissolved or cease to exist after Jan. 1, 2024. Learn the key takeaways from the new guidance, including when dissolved or dissolving companies should file a report, what information time frame should be reflected in reports, who is authorized to file such reports, and more.

Description

Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and FinCEN's implementing rules, most new and existing corporate entities in the United States are required to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN. On July 8, 2024, FinCEN released new guidance, effective immediately, that addresses BOI reporting requirements under the CTA for entities that are dissolved or cease to exist after Jan. 1, 2024. Under the guidance, any non-exempt reporting company that was not "formally and irrevocably" dissolved prior to Jan. 1, 2024, must file a BOI report by the applicable reporting deadlines.

The new guidance represents a significant expansion of BOI reporting requirements under the CTA. It imposes reporting obligations on entities that may previously have been thought to be outside the ambit of the CTA. Persons who own or manage entities that will dissolve or have already dissolved in 2024 or were not dissolved irrevocably may face BOI reporting requirements. The guidance raises significant issues regarding compliance and liability for noncompliance.

Listen as our panel offers a summary of the CTA and explores the new interpretive guidance on BOI reporting for dissolving or dissolved entities and delves into the complex issues and compliance considerations raised by the new guidance.

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Outline

  1. Overview of CTA and FinCEN rules and BOI reporting
  2. New guidance
    1. Administratively dissolved vs. formally and irrevocably dissolved prior to 2024
    2. Entities that are dissolved vs. entities that ceased to exist
    3. Illustrative scenarios
  3. Key issues
    1. Determining when a reporting entity is dissolved or ceases to exist
    2. Who are beneficial owners of a dissolved entity?
    3. What information must be reported?
    4. Who bears costs of filing BOI reports?
    5. Tail risks
    6. Penalties for noncompliance
  4. Best practices for compliance

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • When should an entity intending to dissolve file its BOI report?
  • How is the date when a reporting entity is dissolved or ceases to exist determined?
  • Who are the beneficial owners of a dissolved entity?
  • What time frame should be reflected in a BOI report for an entity that no longer exists?

Faculty

Bisanz, Matthew
Matthew Bisanz

Partner
Mayer Brown

Mr. Bisanz counsels domestic and global financial services firms on a variety of banking and derivatives regulatory...  |  Read More

Tabler, Vanessa
Vanessa S. Tabler

Partner
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath

Ms. Tabler is a recognized deal lawyer who advises international and domestic companies, private equity funds, and...  |  Read More

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