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Holland & Knight LLP

Corporate Transparency Act: Government Appeals Smith Case, Seeks Reporting Rule Reinstatement

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Here are the latest developments in the ongoing Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) saga...more

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Beneficial Ownership Reporting – To File or Not to File?

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Considering conflicting rulings, businesses remain understandably confused about whether to file their mandated Beneficial Ownership Reports with FinCen. As of this writing, the answer remains that businesses may file but are...more

King & Spalding

CTA Compliance Stay Continues Despite Supreme Court Lifting Nationwide Injunction; FinCEN Recognizes Separate District Court Stay...

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to lift the nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in Texas Top Cop Shop v. McHenry (formerly, Texas Top...more

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Supreme Court Stays CTA Injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop Case, but CTA Reporting Still on Hold

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In the Texas Top Cop Shop case, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Dec. 3, 2024, issued an injunction that deferred all reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). (See Holland...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Update: Still Enjoined, Filings Still Voluntary, No Penalties for Not Filing

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Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) news in January and December 2024 has been plentiful. Here is the running recap of significant December and January events...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The CTA is Back in Play, with a Slight Extension - Update

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the nationwide injunction that had previously blocked the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) (Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry). The Supreme Court’s...more

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CTA Filing Obligations Remain Voluntary Amid Court Challenges

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After a few days on a legal roller coaster, enforcement and reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) remain on hold as lawsuits challenging the CTA’s constitutionality continue. On Jan. 23, 2025, the...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Obligations Remain Paused Despite Supreme Court Order

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On January 23, 2025, the United States Supreme Court ruled on McHenry v. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., granting the Government’s application to stay the injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) initially ordered by...more

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Nationwide Injunction Halts Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act -

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As of the posting of this article, reporting companies nationwide do not need to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) revised beneficial owner information (BOI) reporting deadlines, though the situation may...more

Cole Schotz

CTA Update: Companies Not Required To File Under The CTA, Despite Supreme Court Stay

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Despite a Supreme Court order issued on January 23, 2025, as of January 24, 2025, FinCEN has stated they are not requiring companies to file under the CTA. On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court, in an unsigned order,...more

Wiley Rein LLP

CTA Update: Supreme Court Temporarily Lifts Injunction, but Requirements Remain Blocked

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that appears to settle – for now – a nearly two-month-long legal battle over the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which began with a nationwide preliminary...more

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FinCEN Confirms Compliance with Corporate Transparency Act Remains Voluntary

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In response to the Supreme Court’s opinion released yesterday granting the government’s motion to stay the nationwide injunction issued in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SCOTUS Overturns One CTA Nationwide Injunction - but Reporting Requirements Still Paused…

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On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of the U.S. government in relation to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) – granting an emergency application to overturn the nationwide...more

White and Williams LLP

Corporate Transparency Act – Supreme Court Weighs In

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December was a busy month of back-and-forth, on again and off again, for the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) beneficial ownership information reporting requirements. On Thursday, January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court...more

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SCOTUS Allows Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act; FinCEN Says Reporting is Voluntary for Now

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As the calendar turns to 2025, there is a new development in the off-again, on-again Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). This time, the highest court has weighed in....more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Round and Round We Go: Corporate Transparency Act Remains Stayed for Now, Despite U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government may enforce the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) while the Fifth Circuit continues to review a constitutional challenge to the law. Previously,...more

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The Drama Surrounding the Corporate Transparency Act Has Now Reached the U.S. Supreme Court

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I last reported on December 27, 2024, that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) hit yet another speed bump. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) put the CTA on ice as of December 24, 2024,...more

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The CTA Is Dealt Another Blow

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As has been widely reported, U.S. District Court Judge Amos L. Mazzant in early December of last year preliminarily enjoined the CTA and its implementing regulations.  Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, 2024 WL 5049220...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CTA: Government's Emergency Application to Supreme Court to Impose Stay – What's Next?

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As reported by Holland & Knight on Dec. 27, 2024, companies and individuals impacted by the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) reasonably could have believed there was a respite from the "off again, on again, off again"...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Brought to the Supreme Court

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On New Year’s Eve, the Justice Department filed an application with the U.S. Supreme Court to request a stay on the nationwide injunction or, at a minimum, that SCOTUS narrow the reach of the injunction to only the plaintiffs...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Status of the Corporate Transparency Act – It’s Not Clear

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Few would argue that the federal government does not have a legitimate interest in preventing, detecting, and punishing tax fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes. Likewise, I imagine few would disagree with the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CTA Reporting Requirements Blocked Again

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It’s hard to keep track of the status of reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) these days, but in a second ruling during the holiday week, a court blocked the filing requirement again. ...more

Dickinson Wright

Fifth Circuit Reinstates CTA Injunction, FinCEN Still Accepting Voluntary Filings

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In a surprising reversal, on December 26, 2024, a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an Order that vacated (effectively reversing) the same court’s order from December 23, 2024, and reinstated a lower court’s...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

CTA UPDATE – Fifth Circuit Reinstates Nationwide Preliminary Injunction

On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland,...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Subject to Nationwide Injunction (Again)

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The on-again, off-again nationwide injunction barring enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back on. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Merrick Garland,...more

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