“Company applicants” — the term may sound vague, but the identities of “company applicants” of reporting companies are just as important under the new federal Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) as the identities of the...more
Beginning on January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) will require all “Reporting Companies” to report to the federal Financial Claims Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) information about their “beneficial...more
Proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) recently published by the Secretary of the Treasury under the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) make it clear that reporting under the CTA is imminent for owners of...more
Congress took a significant step on Friday, December 11 to prevent the owners of “shell” limited liability companies, corporations and “similar entities” from using those entities to disguise their identities and transactions...more
In Bontempo v. Lare, 2015 WL 4658901 (2015), published on August 6, 2015, the Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed that the "reasonable expectations test," previously articulated by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals in...more