Sunday 9 December 2012

Sanctions for transferring money to Iran for business companies

Economic and trade sanctions of US are administered and enforced by The Office of Foreign Assets Control. It is also recognized as OFAC. OFAC is an organization of US department of the treasury. These sanctions are imposed by US government based on U.S. foreign policy and national security goals in opposition to under attack states, organizations and individuals such as Iran and North Korea. This organization upholds and publishes a listing that includes every single states, organizations and individuals that are involved in terror campaign actions. This directory is acknowledged as Special Designated Nationals or SDN list. Business companies and organizations of US are not permitted to make any contract with any such state, organization or individual listen in SDN list.

Iran is in front of political and economical dilemma due to Iran sanctions from an extended period of time. According to these sanctions nuclear, missile and certain military exports to Iran are prohibited. However, other investments such as oil, gas and petrochemicals and their exports are not prohibited. This has exaggerated business dealings with Iranian Republic Guard Corps. Banking transactions, insurance transactions and transfer money to Iran related matters, all are prohibited. Ferrari legal & Associates, P.C. is a law firm that has represented numbers of customers occupied in such matters associated to US economy or Iran Sanctions. Such companies and business dealings have their cases in order to transfer money to Iran, pending before OFAC. Serious federal and international criminal offenses and federal employment matters are also represented by the firm.

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