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Legal entities formed by Tribal authorities rather than by states must still disclose the names and other details of their beneficial owners as required by the Corporate Transparency Act, or CTA,  unless they meet one of the law's exemptions, the U.S. financial intelligence unit has clarified. The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network noted in revisions to guidance Monday that because Tribal authorities often function like secretary of state's offices, the limited liability corporations and other entities whose formation or registration they oversee trigger the disclosure obligations of the CTA. Tribal entities formed under a charter from the Secretary of...