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The fact that this matter is pending in other circuits and there are divergent and conflicting rulings means that the matter may not be resolved soon.\u00a0 In addition, the U.S. legislative and executive branches are in transition.\u00a0 It appears that the new administration and Congress may not be very receptive to implementing the CTA.<\/p>\n
Regardless of the outcome of the Texas Top Cop Shop<\/em> and other U.S. cases, the CTA is merely the U.S. effort to implement entity transparency. This rule has been part of the international standards set forth by FATF since 2006.\u00a0 Many jurisdictions that have promoted international financial services based on anonymity, such as Panama, have now enacted entity transparency laws. In the EU, such information is available to the public.\u00a0 Hence, notwithstanding the Texas Top Cop Shop<\/em> decision, the U.S. will need to comply with entity transparency, or it will continue to be an outlier, and its outlier position eventually will result in adverse consequences.\u00a0 Nevertheless, in the immediate future, the fact that the U.S. has one of the largest and most lucrative markets, has not fully reciprocated on FACTA IGAs, has not joined the Common Reporting Standards (CRS), and has not met the FATF gatekeeper standards, enables the U.S. to attract significance business.<\/p>\nWith plans for the incoming Trump Administration and Congress to reject the Global Minimum Tax and digital services taxes and impose significant tariffs, there are high chances for tax wars.\u00a0 Some of these skirmishes will occur in bodies such as the OECD, FATF, and the World Bank Group, as well as informal groups such as the G7 and the G20.\u00a0 Other battles will be bilateral.<\/p>\n
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