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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Included as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, the Corporation Transparency Act (CTA), enacted on January 1, 2020, is an effort by the federal government to crack down on what are commonly referred to as shell companies and stem the rising level of illicit activity, such as money laundering and fraud, that these shell companies are often used for. The CTA was created to be a tool for the U.S. Treasury Department s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to pierce the veil of companies to identify the individuals who truly own and control

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