On December 26, 2024, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the stay on the government’s ability to enforce the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), meaning that reporting companies are, for now, no...more
In light of a December 23, 2024, federal Court of Appeals decision, reporting companies, except as indicated below, are once again required to file beneficial ownership information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement...more
On December 9, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released its official position on the preliminary injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), issued on December 3, 2024, by the U.S. District Court of...more
On December 3, 2024, Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Sherman Division issued a preliminary injunction on the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) in favor of the plaintiffs...more
Effective January 1, 2024, North Carolina law will require any bar that prepares or serves food requiring temperature and time control (TCS foods) to obtain a Food Service Establishment (FSE) permit from the county health...more
Beginning July 1, 2023, many states began accepting revised Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) forms to perfect security interests. These revised forms were adopted earlier this year by the International Association of Commercial...more
North Carolina is still providing support for businesses impacted by the COVID pandemic. However, time is running short for this latest round of funds. Phase Two of North Carolina’s Business Recovery Grant Program is the...more
As tax season is upon us, a quick reminder that North Carolina businesses that spent Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan proceeds in 2020 will likely need to file an amended North...more
The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides low-interest, long-term disaster loans to businesses of all sizes. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the SBA has authorized Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs). ...more
Your intellectual property (IP) is, of course, valuable to your business, and you have likely taken appropriate steps to maximize the legal protection for those assets. The most common form of protecting your company name,...more
When business owners contemplate expansion and growth of their business enterprise and brand, they must first make a fundamental decision on strategy and method of expansion. Should they (a) expand on their own, utilizing...more
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Thanks to a new revenue recognition standard implemented by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), formally titled “ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”), the ability of business owners to...more
Your time is valuable. So is the business that you are thinking about selling or the business you intend to acquire. You may also be thinking that before running up professional advisor costs, your business folks should...more
That's not me - Trademark Identity Theft: By Jack Santaniello...more
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