The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) creates new reporting obligations for a wide range of entities formed in the United States. Requires reporting companies to disclose information to the United States Treasury about their owners and persons who exercise control. Establishes tight reporting deadlines for entities formed after January
Under the CTA which went into effect on January 1, 2024, many U.S. small business owners are required to file corporate transparency reports with beneficial ownership information. For most eligible businesses, the filing deadline is January 1, 2025
The Corporate Transparency Act is Orwellian and an early Christmas present for the HOA Industrial Complex, lawyers, lobbysts and politicians: The illusion of fighting money laundering aka the Inequity of Prosecuting the Gnat, Instead of the Camel.
"It is usually safe to assume that any proposed law will do the opposite of its name" – Orwell’s Law
CTA going after the small fish |
In late September 2020, anti money laundering (AML) regulations hit the headlines, following reports that big U.S. banks enable large transactions for the very people that AML rules are meant to stop. Yet, the point that was missed was not just that AML is failing but the lack of effort to objectively measure whether AML is effective. The fact that a tiny fraction of 1% of criminal proceeds is seized says it’s not working. That’s despite the enormous economic cost borne by SMEs and those financially excluded because of AML. Not to mention the privacy invasion of ordinary people and the Orwellian Big Brother role delegated to banks.
The Whale aka The Big Camel
The Great Whacky Curve of Money laundering: 99% of the total amount of money laundering is done by the Big Fish -most of it untouchable: Take the Panama and Pandora Papers: Among those named in the leak were several current or former world leaders, 128 public officials, politicians, hundreds of celebrities, business people, and other wealthy individuals.While twenty-three countries have already recovered at least US$1.2 billion in taxes, Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has resigned and US taxpayer Harald Joachim von der Goltz was convicted of wire and tax fraud, money laundering, and a host of other crimes and sentenced to four years in a U.S. federal prison, Panama aquits 28, the recovered amount is a slap on the wrist, nothing else of significance has happened.
The Pareto Rule of Money Laundering
The Shark: Businesses most commonly used to launder money
Casinos
Strip clubs
Real estate “flipping” businesses - These companies may purchase real estate using cash, make minimal improvements, and then quickly sell the property. The money used to buy the real estate is dirty. After they sell the property, the money appears clean.
Car washes
Restaurants - Restaurants that are laundering money often only accept cash to make it easy for them to over-report their earnings.
Cryptocurrency trading - Businesses that deal in cryptocurrency can be hard for the government to monitor due to the complex nature of cryptocurrency.
The Gnat aka Small Fish
The House Judiciary Committee and its subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government have been conducting oversight of federal law enforcement’s "receipt of information about American citizens without legal process and its engagement with the private sector."The committee also obtained documents that indicate officials suggested that banks query transactions with keywords like Dick's Sporting Goods, Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops and more.
But Property Management Companies immediately jump on the Anti Money Laundering business! Why? Because regulations such as the the CTA create a clueless captive market, with zero cost of acquisition, whereas selling a financial app requires sales resources.
The laws that apply to community associations grow more numerous and complex every year. It
has unfortunately become virtually impossible for associations to comply with all of those laws
without legal guidance.
If the cities benefit so much from homeowners associations, why are these viewed by city bureaucrats as orphaned children? Because in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) we are surrounded by bureaucratic Arrogant Incompetence (AI.)
Which is part of the HOA Problem
For example, this HOA Property Management Company agrees to "undertake commercial reasonable efforts to implement the lawful decisions of the HOA board."
E-Mail sent to Homeowners Associations Board of Directors by Blue Mountain using FUD strategy: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.
From: Caren Fewell
Dear Board Members,
We wanted to bring to your attention the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a new regulation that mandates organizations in the United States to file Beneficial Owner Information (BOI) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the United States Treasury. This requirement aims to combat money laundering and other fraudulent activities. We had been hopeful that community associations would be excluded. This has not occurred and failure to comply can result in significant fines. All associations must comply with the CTA and report association details and information about those with substantial control over the entity by December 31, 2024.
Important aspects of the program include:
• Accurate and timely reporting
• Confidentiality and security of board members’ personal information
• Monitoring for legal compliance now and if regulations change
• Initial filing for associations before the deadline
• Annual updates and additional off-cycle updates as needed
• The cost to the Association is $495 annually and $100 for off-cycle updates.
FUD Full Court Press |
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