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On 10/22/24, the IRS released the annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2025 that  will impact taxpayers when they file their 2025 returns in 2026.  Following are the main items

On 10/10/24, FinCEN assessed a record $1.3 billion penalty against TD Bank for BSA violations.  This unprecedented penalty should function as a cautionary message and a warning to all financial

BOI FAQs 10/3/24

On 10/3/24, FinCEN published twenty five (25) new updates to the BOI FAQ webpage. The BOI FAQs 10/3/24 address: access to BOI reports,  third party service providers, entity conversion, identifications,

An ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) is a tax processing number issued by the IRS to foreign nationals and others who have federal tax reporting or filing requirements and do

On 10/11/24, the IRS announced that it is ready to provide tax assistance for taxpayers affected by Hurricane Helene and Milton that devastated  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South

Pig Butchering Crypto Scams are scams which resemble the practice of fattening a hog before slaughter. “Victims invest in supposedly legitimate virtual currency investment opportunities before they are conned out

Mail Theft-Check Fraud

Back on February 27, 2023, FinCEN issued (in close collaboration with the United States Postal Inspection Service) an Alert on Nationwide Surge in Mail Theft-Related Check Fraud Schemes Targeting the

On 9/10/24, FinCEN updated its BOI FAQs page by adding four new FAQs that provide more clarity to BOI Reporting Companies. The new FAQ’s address the areas of companies that

Are Crowdfunding Monies Taxable?

On August 2024, the IRS, for the third time in two years, reminded taxpayers that crowdfunding monies may be taxable.  Due to the popularity of crowdfunding monies raised online, the

FinCEN seeks to safeguard the investment adviser sector from illicit finance as evidenced by the issuance of the Final Investment Adviser Rule on 8/28/24 with a compliance date of 1/1/26. 

FinCEN seeks to safeguard residential real estate as evidenced by the issuance of the Final Residential Real Estate Rule issued 8/28/24 and taking effect on 12/1/25.  The Final Rule requires

On August 28, 2024, FinCEN Final New Rules were published that address vulnerabilities in the U.S. financial system and are part of an on going effort to combat illicit finance