US Corporate Transparency Act enacted, mandating beneficial-ownership disclosure
The Corporate Transparency Act became law on 1 January 2021 as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, after Congress overrode a presidential veto. In the causal graph this event strengthens Anti-corruption enforcement capacity, a driver that strengthens Corruption Perceptions Index — Georgia — an improving welfare path.
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The Corporate Transparency Act became law on 1 January 2021 as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, after Congress overrode a presidential veto. The law requires many US companies to disclose their true 'beneficial owners' to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), aiming to end the use of anonymous shell companies to launder money and hide illicit finance. Representative Carolyn Maloney was the long-time lead sponsor of the underlying transparency legislation, working for years with the anti-corruption FACT Coalition.
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- FactUS Corporate Transparency Act enacted, mandating beneficial-ownership disclosure
- strengthensDriverAnti-corruption enforcement capacity
- strengthensIndicators (4)Corruption Perceptions Index — Georgia
impact weight 0.6 · Effect from 1 January 2021 · verified
Mandatory beneficial-ownership transparency removes a major shield used by illicit finance, strengthening enforcement capacity.
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.48 (weight 0.6 × strength 0.8)
Observed
50 index score (0-100) · at the normal line (2025)
At normalAbove normal = better
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.36 (weight 0.6 × strength 0.6)
Observed
42.5 index score (0-100) · 7.53 below the normal line (2025)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.24 (weight 0.6 × strength 0.4)
Observed
0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
All indicators on this path (4)
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.6 × strength 0.3)
Observed
0.57 index score (0-1) · 0.23 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.5 index score (0-1) to 0.57 index score (0-1).
Above normal = better
- FactUS Corporate Transparency Act enacted, mandating beneficial-ownership disclosure
- weakensDriverState capture pressure
- weakensIndicators (4)Corruption Perceptions Index — Georgia
impact weight 0.4 · Effect from 1 January 2021 · verified
By exposing hidden ownership it reduces the opacity that enables capture of institutions by concealed interests.
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.28 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.7)
Observed
50 index score (0-100) · at the normal line (2025)
At normalAbove normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.26 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.65)
Observed
42.5 index score (0-100) · 7.53 below the normal line (2025)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.45)
Observed
0.57 index score (0-1) · 0.23 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.5 index score (0-1) to 0.57 index score (0-1).
Above normal = better
All indicators on this path (4)
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.45)
Observed
0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- FactUS Corporate Transparency Act enacted, mandating beneficial-ownership disclosure
- strengthensDrivers (2)Anti-corruption enforcement capacity
- strengthensIndicatorCorruption Perceptions Index — Georgia
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Factrail. (2026). US Corporate Transparency Act enacted, mandating beneficial-ownership disclosure. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/gov-fact-corporate-transparency-act-enacted-2021
https://factrail.ai/facts/gov-fact-corporate-transparency-act-enacted-2021
Accessed 16 October 2026.
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