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New B.O.I. Regulations Under the C.T.A. are Issued by FinCEN

New B.O.I. Regulations Under the C.T.A. are Issued by FinCEN

On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) submitted an interim final rule narrowing the existing beneficial ownership information (“B.O.I.”) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (the “C.T.A.”). Entities previously defined as “domestic reporting companies” now are exempted from the reporting requirements. They do not have to report B.O.I. to FinCEN, or update or correct B.O.I. previously reported to FinCEN. With limited exceptions, the interim final rule does not change the existing filing requirement for foreign reporting companies. As a service to our readers, particularly those based outside the U.S., Insights has published significant excerpts from the preamble of the FinCEN interim regulations, with footnotes deleted. The preamble explains the change in rules, and does so in plain English.

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Corporate Matters: Ending a Business Relationship – A Time Consuming and Drawn-Out Process

Corporate Matters: Ending a Business Relationship – A Time Consuming and Drawn-Out Process

Often the realities of a business arrangement can be quite different than a plan conceived between optimistic partners. Market conditions can change, and commitments made can become difficult to deliver, sometimes through no lack of trying. As business attorneys, we have seen situations where one partner brings technical and production know-how, and another brings the promise of market introductions and sales contacts. In an article based on many years of practice, Simon Prisk advises that breaking up a business partnership can be difficult and emotional. If the organizational documents are simply taken from a form book, the partners will face a time of uncertainty as off-the-shelf documents rarely provide helpful solutions.

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U.S. Tax Planning for Israeli Investment in U.S. Real Estate: A Tale of Scylla and Charybdis

U.S. Tax Planning for Israeli Investment in U.S. Real Estate: A Tale of Scylla and Charybdis

U.S. real estate remains a favored asset class for foreign investment by Israeli residents. With the Israeli shekel currently being relatively strong against the U.S. dollar, investments in the U.S. have become even more attractive. And while personal use property in cities like Miami and New York City remain a privilege of high net worth individuals, fractional investments in multifamily residential and commercial property have become available to many investors. Whether investing in high end property or in development projects, hidden traps exist. Knowing where they pop up, the ways to best resolve issues in one country without creating problems in the other, and how to manage client expectations while maneuvering between the “Scylla” and “Charybdis” of the laws of each country requires the experience of an Odysseus. Galia Antebi takes a deep dive into the planning alternatives that are available, identifying the pluses and minuses of each alternative.

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