On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it will not take enforcement actions against any companies for failure to file or update beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports...more
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas stayed the nationwide injunction it previously issued in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336 (Smith case)....more
2/21/2025
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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the injunction issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, et al. Case No. 4:24-cv-478 (E.D. Tex.) (Texas Top Cop Case)....more
1/28/2025
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On December 26, 2024, in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., Case No. 4:24-cv-478 (E.D. Tex.), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal...more
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of the district court’s preliminary injunction enjoining the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) entered in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop,...more
On December 3, 2024, a Texas-based federal court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) on a nationwide basis. The case, Texas Top Cop Shop,...more
The federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires disclosure of information about all corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships (unless exempt), and personal information about their beneficial...more
On August 28, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued a final rule requiring real estate professionals involved in real estate closings and settlements to...more
10/1/2024
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In a case brought by the National Small Business Association and an individual owner of a small business (Plaintiffs), the U.S. federal district court for the Northern District of Alabama has ruled that the Corporate...more
On September 30, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued the first of three regulations to implement Section 6403 of the Corporate Transparency Act. FinCEN...more