The CTA will have a tremendous impact on the trust and estate industry from both a planning perspective and an ongoing administration perspective. The biggest focus undoubtedly will be on ensuring the trustee’s own compliance with the CTA and the final rule, and this will entail the trustee bringing its existing book of trust accounts into compliance with the CTA and discussing the implication of the CTA during the trust planning process so that the parties are aware of CTA compliance before the structure is created.
To read the full text of this article co-authored by Duane Morris partner Jocelyn Margolin Borowsky and Elizabeth King of Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Company of Delaware, N.A., please visit the Trusts & Estates website (subscription required). You may also review a presentation by Ms. Borowsky on the subject.
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Duane Morris is actively monitoring developments regarding the CTA and issuing Alerts on the topic. Duane Morris will provide advice to clients related to CTA compliance only when explicitly engaged to do so in writing.