At its core, the New York LLC Transparency Act (NYLTA) aims to bolster transparency and combat unlawful activities by requiring the disclosure of beneficial ownership information (BOI) by limited liability companies (LLCs) organized under or operating within New York. While the NYLTA was initially slated to take effect during 2024, an amendment has delayed its effective date until January 1, 2026.
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For board members and non-executive directors, generative AI stands as a pivotal innovation that offers unprecedented opportunities to drive business value, improve productivity, reach broader audiences, streamline operations, and help address complicated global issues. However, it also raises complex business and ethical questions. To gain the full trust of stakeholders and customers, AI systems need to be designed with governance, risk, legal, and ethical frameworks in mind.
Amid the growing excitement surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies, CFOs in asset management and banking remain keenly focused on the impact that these tools can have on their clients. AI is enabling asset management firms to provide investors with valuable insights from extensive datasets, assisting them in selecting the most profitable strategies. Similarly, technology is aiding banks in serving their customers more effectively and efficiently, fostering long-term relationships.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released the Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure Rules in August 2023, requiring registrants to provide and report timely information about their cyber risk so that investors can make informed investment decisions. With the rules in place, the SEC expects that companies will apply materiality considerations for cybersecurity incidents as they would be applied regarding any other risk or event—through the lens of the reasonable investor.
This report, which is rich with actionable data and insights from over 4,576 risk and human resource professionals, is your guide for a proactive, predictive, and disciplined approach to people risk management. It outlines key workforce threats under five pillars of risk—including technological change and disruption, health, well-being and safety, and benefits cost increases—facing employers worldwide and the impact they can have on your organization. Use this report to identify, prioritize, and manage the most critical people risks across your organization.
Cryptocurrency has revolutionized the financial markets but also created tax traps for the unwary investor. Building on proposed regulations issued in 2023, the IRS has increased its oversight of cryptocurrency transactions by requiring brokers, beginning in 2025, to report investor sales and exchanges in connection with such transactions. Taxpayers not complying with these requirements may face penalties based on accuracy of reporting. For federal tax purposes and regulatory compliance, any form of virtual currency is treated as property and not cash.
The importance of meeting U.S. tax and reporting deadlines cannot be overstated. With the IRS continuing to strengthen its efforts to enforce compliance with initiatives specifically targeting foreign information reporting, this U.S. reporting checklist by Kozusko Harris Duncan can help family advisers and trustees of foreign trusts determine what if any U.S. reporting will be due.
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is effective as of January 1, 2024. If a U.S. entity is not exempt, it is a reporting company and must file a “Beneficial Ownership Information” (the BOI). The same is true for a foreign entity registered to do business in a U.S. state. Given the penalties for failure to file, identifying reportable individuals and filing a reporting company’s initial BOI report is now a priority. This article from Kozusko Harris Duncan discusses some practical considerations for preparing a reporting company’s initial BOI report.
In this podcast episode of "Corporate Transparency Talk," litigation attorney Eddie Jauregui is joined by corporate attorney Michael Titens as they discuss a recent federal court decision involving the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In the case, the plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of the CTA and Congress' ability to enact it. The government argued that Congress had authority to pass the CTA because it exercised its power to regulate interstate commerce, national security, and tax administration. However, the court ruled against the government in each argument.
The Corporate Transparency Act Final Rule took effect on January 1, 2024. Hear the latest in terms of implementation of CTA and what other family offices are doing in order to gear up to comply with their initial BOI report obligations. Also, you will have the opportunity to get your questions answered and more during the presentation. The discussion will cover topics such as: