On February 18, a federal court lifted the remaining injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), previously discussed. In response, FinCEN has stated that the reporting deadline for existing...more
2/24/2025
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(2/6/25) Update as of February 5, 2025: The government appealed the nationwide injunction blocking CTA enforcement in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336 (E.D. Tex.). FinCEN updated its...more
2/10/2025
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On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the government’s emergency motion to lift the injunction and stay on all beneficial ownership information filings under the Corporate Transparency...more
12/27/2024
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The federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which went into effect on January 1st of this year, is currently the subject of a constitutional challenge. The link to our prior alert regarding the CTA can be found here....more