On March 21, 2025 FinCEN published an interim final rule that eliminates “beneficial ownership information” (BOI) reporting requirements for all domestic companies. ...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements are back in effect. On Monday, February 18, 2025, a federal district court in Texas granted a stay of the nationwide...more
2/20/2025
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On January 23, 2025, it appeared that the Supreme Court had given the green light to FinCEN to resume enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its beneficial ownership information reporting requirements after...more
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated the stay with respect to Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) compliance which means that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of Treasury (FinCEN) is...more
12/30/2024
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National Security ,
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On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of the previously issued nationwide injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., which had the effect of reinstating...more
12/27/2024
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Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
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Time Extensions
In our recent update on the nationwide preliminary injunction issued against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements, we noted that we would continue to...more
12/18/2024
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Corporate Transparency Act ,
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National Security ,
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Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
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, et al., temporarily halting the enforcement of the...more
12/10/2024
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National Security ,
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Reporting Requirements
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the federal initiative to limit money laundering, tax evasion, and other illicit activities, took effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The CTA requires many businesses and their owners to register...more
11/13/2024
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Financial Crimes ,
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Reporting Requirements
Connecticut’s health information exchange (HIE), Connie, is live and operational. Pursuant to Connecticut Public Act 17-2, hospitals and labs only have until May 3, 2022 to begin the process of connecting with Connie. All...more
Recently, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued a new series of helpful FAQs related to its information blocking regulations. The new FAQs cover a wide range of topics, including the content and...more
12/9/2021
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Electronic Medical Records ,
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Monday, April 5th, marked the deadline for compliance with the information blocking regulations implemented by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). As a follow-up to our earlier FAQs on these new...more
4/9/2021
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Care Providers ,
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ONC ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
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