Corrupt government officials laundering money from state or federal funds
The information gathered will be disclosed to law enforcement agencies, financial institutions, and other entities that have mandatory anti-money laundering obligations.
The owner of a corporation or LLC will have to provide the following information to comply with the CTA:
The name of the beneficial owner of the company
The address of the beneficial owner
The date of birth of the owner
The driver s license or ID number of the owner
Additionally, if there is a change in ownership of the corporation, this information must also be reported.
A penalty can be imposed for failing to adhere to the CTA of up to $500 for every day that the corporation is not compliant with the law. If the owner of the corporation is brought up on criminal charges, they may be fined $10,000 and could face up to two years in prison. If the gathered information is disclosed without authorization, the violators could be assesse
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IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Previously, FinCen s and thus the Internal Revenue Service s (IRS) policy was to not consider foreign financial accounts that hold virtual currency as subject to foreign bank and financial account reporting (FBAR). After publicly reinforcing this unofficial policy more than once, FinCen recently signaled its intent to reverse its former policy on virtual currency. FinCen recently announced that it intends to propose amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act to include virtual currency as a type of reportable account under 31 CFR 1010.350.
On December 31, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) moved to amend the Bank Secrecy Act s (BSA) FBAR regulations to include virtual currency as a type of reportable account. However, this directly contradicts the memo dated January 20, 2020, from the Director of FinCEN to the Director of Tax Issues of the Government Acc
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IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Unfortunately, some taxpayers may not fully appreciate the risks and potential penalties for failing to meet their tax return deadlines. You could be subject to
expensive monetary fines or even be
charged with a criminal offense.
The statute of limitations for collecting a federal income tax refund is three years after the original filing date (four years for California). If a taxpayer fails to file their income tax return within these three years, the IRS will prevent the taxpayer from doing the following:
Collecting a refund check
Overpaying on taxes