Alert! Beneficial Ownership Final Rule for Companies

On September 29, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule implementing the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting provisions. The rule will enhance the ability of FinCEN and other agencies to protect U.S. national security and the U.S. financial system from illicit use and provide essential information to national security, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies; state, local, and Tribal officials; and financial institutions to help prevent drug traffickers, fraudsters, corrupt actors such as oligarchs, and proliferators from laundering or hiding money and other assets in the United States.

The rule describes who must file a BOI report, what information must be reported, and when a report is due. Specifically, the rule requires reporting companies to file reports with FinCEN that identify two categories of individuals: (1) the beneficial owners of the entity; and (2) the company applicants of the entity.

What You’ll Learn

• Who is a reporting company?
• What are the exemptions from reporting?
• Detailed analysis of what is a substantial owner
• Detailed analysis of who is a 25% owner
• Two types of company applicants
• Four pieces of information that have to be provided
• How the FinCEN identifier will be issued
• Timing and the next steps for implementation

Who Should Attend
BSA Officers, BSA Staff, Training, Compliance, Operations.

Instructor Bio
Deborah Crawford is the president of Gettechnical Inc., a Florida based training company. She specializes in the deposit side of the financial institution and is an instructor on IRAs, BSA, Deposit Regulations and opening account procedures. She was formerly with Hibernia National Bank (now Capital One) and has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Louisiana State University. She has 35+ years of combined teaching and banking experience.

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