Archive for August 2026

FinCEN adopts final rule under Corporate Transparency Act finalzing exemption benefiting only U.S. domestic entities and U.S. individuals 

The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted a Final Rule (effective August 14, 2026) exempting U.S. and tribal formed entities and U.S. individuals from reporting beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN. The Final Rule continues the temporary exemption for U.S. formed entities and U.S. individuals created by FinCEN under the Interim Final Rule of March 26, 2025.  Accordingly, U.S. companies and U.S. persons are exempt from BOI reporting requirements. However, foreign companies […]

Complying with the United States “Take It Down Act”

The FTC began actively enforcing the Take It Down Act’s platform obligations on May 19, 2026[1]. For any business operating a website, app, or platform that hosts user-generated content, this is now a live enforcement priority. The FTC has already sent warning letters to at least 15 companies it considers non-compliant. For any business operating […]