Starting on January 1, 2024, domestic and foreign companies must file reports with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) identifying all beneficial owners and company applicants as part of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The object of the CTA is to create a database of owners of business entities in the U.S. and abroad to combat financial impropriety by organizations. Failure to comply with the new CTA reporting requirements will result in serious criminal and civil penalties.

During this presentation you will learn:

• More information about the Corporate Transparency Act
• Does the Corporate Transparency Act apply to my brewery
• What do I have to file and when
• Instructions for filing including documents needed for filing

Rachel Schaffer Lawson has over ten years of experience in serving more than 300 businesses in a wide scope of industries including the alcohol and hospitality sectors offering a range of legal services including Business Formation, Litigation, Trademark Search and Registration, Contracts and Agreements, and Beer and Liquor Licensing. With an educational background in entrepreneurship, marketing, and law, Rachel has dedicated her practice to advocating for businesses and carving out a specific niche in hospitality and alcohol law.

Start A Brewery is a collaboration amongst a fun group of craft beer industry veterans who are often invited to speak at beer business / brewing education programs. Each has offered to share their knowledge and experience to support the craft beer community as a whole by helping fledgling breweries in planning.

Conceived and coordinated by Candace L. Moon, The Craft Beer Attorney, and Laura Lodge of Customized Craft Beer Programs, StartABrewery.com is provided as a free educational resource for those dreaming of opening a brewery, those who are taking steps to make their dream a reality, and those who are opening their brewery doors and living it.

Learn more at StartABrewery.com