On Friday, March 21, 2025, FinCEN issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) eliminating beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting requirements for U.S. companies and U.S. persons under the Corporate Transparency Act...more
In a major shift in policy, just days after the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that it would pause enforcement of the beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting requirements under the...more
For months, entities subject to the beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) have faced uncertainty as two orders granting preliminary nationwide injunctive...more
On February 12, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14M (SLB 14M), which rescinds prior Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L (SLB 14L) and provides updated guidance on shareholder proposals...more
Entities subject to the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership information reporting requirement are not currently required to file BOI reports. Beyond that, much remains in flux regarding whether and when...more
As previously reported, on December 23, 2024, a motions panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit grants the government’s emergency motion in the Texas Top Cop Shop matter to stay the preliminary nationwide...more
12/30/2024
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Beneficial Owner ,
Business Entities ,
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Corporate Transparency Act ,
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Preliminary Injunctions ,
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Stays ,
Time Extensions
On December 23, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the government’s emergency motion in the Texas Top Cop Shop matter to stay the injunctive relief from Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)...more
Form 8-K requires public companies to make prompt disclosures about a large number of specified events. Although Form 8-K does not mandate current reporting of all material events, it goes a long way toward requiring public...more
The requirement to disclose material cybersecurity events under new Item 1.05 of Form 8-K takes effect today (other than for smaller reporting companies, for which the new requirement will take effect on June 15, 2024)....more
Public companies are required to make prompt public disclosures on Form 8-K about a large number of specified events. While Form 8-K does not mandate current reporting of all material events, it goes a long way toward...more
On October 10, 2023, the SEC adopted long-awaited amendments to its beneficial ownership reporting rules under Regulation 13D-G. Most significantly, the amendments accelerate the filing deadlines for initial and amended...more
10/20/2023
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Business Ownership ,
EDGAR ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Final Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Schedule 13D ,
Schedule 13G ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Regulation
Public companies will soon be required to provide increased transparency about cybersecurity incidents, risk management, strategy and governance as a result of new rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the...more
8/14/2023
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Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Form 8-K ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
Earlier this month, SEC Division of Corporation Finance Director William Hinman delivered the keynote address at the Practising Law Institute’s Seventeenth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe. Director Hinman...more
2/13/2018
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Corp Fin ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
GAAP ,
MD&A Statements ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On December 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118) to assist companies comply with applicable accounting rules regarding the impact of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs...more
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On March 25, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation A (Regulation A+) pursuant to Section 401 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) for offers...more
5/4/2015
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Blue Sky Laws ,
Equity Financing ,
JOBS Act ,
Private Offerings ,
Public Offerings ,
Regulation A ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Offering Exemptions ,
Startups