On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) released a new interim final rule that exempts U.S. entities and U.S. beneficial owners from the reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act...more
On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced it will not enforce any penalties or fines against U.S. citizens, domestic reporting companies, or beneficial owners of domestic reporting companies under the Corporate...more
3/5/2025
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The Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) reporting obligations are back in effect after a nationwide court order blocking the CTA’s implementing regulations was stayed on February 17, 2025. Most reporting companies are now...more
2/25/2025
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On January 23, 2024, the Supreme Court overturned a nationwide injunction enjoining enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). However, the implementing regulations of the CTA remain unenforceable due to a...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) granted the federal government’s motion and stayed enforcement of a lower court’s nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency...more
12/27/2024
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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, enjoining the federal government from enforcing the...more
12/17/2024
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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, enjoining the federal government from enforcing the...more
On March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is unconstitutional. The CTA requires many U.S. entities to disclose their individual beneficial...more
3/25/2024
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On December 21, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published its final rule setting forth the circumstances under which beneficial ownership information reported to FinCEN pursuant to the Corporate...more
2/9/2024
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