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As of February 18, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) reporting requirements have been restored—at least temporarily. The new filing...more
As we previously discussed, on January 7, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction delaying the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) reporting...more
On January 23, 2025, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) reversed the U.S. district court’s preliminary injunction staying the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the implementing Reporting Rule in Texas Top Cop Shop v...more
Effective February 18, 2025, and until further notice, beneficial ownership information report filings under the Corporate Transparency Act are once again legally required. The deadline for most reporting companies to file...more
On Feb. 17, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al.) granted the federal government’s motion to stay a nationwide preliminary injunction...more
As discussed last month, in early January, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) (see Smith et al....more
As we previously reported, 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...more
On February 5, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a notice of appeal and motion for stay of the injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) issued by the Eastern District of Texas in Smith...more
On Jan. 23, 2025, the United States Supreme Court reinstated a stay on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Dec. 26, 2024, decision, which had upheld a lower court’s nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate...more
The US Supreme Court has granted FinCEN’s request for a stay of the recent nationwide injunction of enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). A separate nationwide injunction, however, remains in place, meaning...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced in an alert posted on its website on January 24, 2025, that reporting companies under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) are not...more
On January 23, 2025, in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) granted the government the ability to lift the injunction which halted enforcement of...more
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a nationwide preliminary injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) previously issued by the U.S. Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Texas...more
Jaunary 23, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a highly anticipated decision with respect to the reporting requirements and enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (31 U.S.C. § 5336, the CTA). As summarized below, a...more
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
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
This is the sixth installment in our ongoing series of client alerts on the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”)....more
Another flurry of court activity has further muddied the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) waters, leaving additional uncertainty about its enforceability. You may recall that on December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit...more
The recent whiplash regarding the validity of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)—it was enjoined just to particular parties, then enjoined nationwide, then un-enjoined, then enjoined again, while other courts let it...more
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
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
On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit reinstated a stay of the Corporate Transparency Act’s requirement that businesses must file Beneficial Ownership Information reports. Accordingly, there is at present no obligation to...more
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In an unusual turn of events, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed itself and put the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) back on hold....more