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Take charge of compliance: Ensure your business meets Federal Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements

By Porter Wright on January 22, 2024

The United States Capitol stands against a sunset.

In 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) which will require many companies to report information about the company and its beneficial owner(s) to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Regulations implementing the CTA became effective Jan. 1, 2024. Attorney Jack Beeler explains the new regulations and what businesses need … Continue Reading

Congressional Insider Trading

By Porter Wright on June 30, 2009

On Friday the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee bought and sold financial stocks last fall, at the same time that the Committee was approving the bailout, and in the same companies that the Committee would later criticize for incompetence and greed. The article points out two potential … Continue Reading