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Mandatory Re-Registration of Delaware Trade Names

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Effective June 2, 2025, Delaware is changing its registration process for trade names (also known as “doing-business-as” or “DBA” registrations) pursuant to House Bill No. 401, which was signed on February 7, 2025. House Bill...more

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SBA Franchise Directory Returns June 2025 with New Certification Rules

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The U.S. Small Business Administration confirmed this week that it will reinstate the SBA Franchise Directory on June 1, 2025, reversing the 2023 decision to sunset the program. The Directory has long been the primary...more

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BE-10 Filing Required for US Companies with Ownership in Non-US Businesses: Due May 30, 2025

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The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) conducts a mandatory BE-10 survey of US investments abroad every five years to produce key economic and statistical reports on the scale and effects of...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The Ironic Impact of FinCEN’s New CTA Regulations on New York’s LLC Transparency Act

The NYS LLC Transparency Act (the “New York Act”) became law in January 2024 and takes effect on January 1, 2026. When in effect, it would require limited liability companies formed or qualified to do business in New York to...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in New Zealand (Updated)

TYPES OF BUSINESS ENTITIES - There are various entities available in New Zealand from which a business can be operated. The most commonly adopted entities are: 1. Company (including Incorporated Joint Venture (JVC))...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

CTA Deadline Approaching for Foreign Reporting Companies

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was adopted by Congress in January 2021 and became effective on January 1, 2024. Under the CTA and the initial regulations implementing it, “reporting companies” (corporations, LLCs,...more

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Next Steps for Companies that Filed CTA Reports

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Millions of reporting companies breathed a sigh of relief on March 21, 2025, when the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule (the “IFR”) that exempted all domestic entities from...more

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FinCEN Exempts U.S. Companies and Persons from BOI Reporting Requirements

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On March 21, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule which exempts United States’ companies and persons from beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements pursuant to the...more

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On Again, Off Again: FinCEN's New Interim Final Rule on the Corporate Transparency Act – U.S. Entities and Citizens Exempt from...

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Anyone who has followed the on-again, off-again history of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) Beneficial Owner Information (BOI) reporting requirements will not be surprised that, effective March 26, the Financial Crimes...more

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U.S. Companies and Business Owners Exempted from CTA Reporting Requirements

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has issued an interim final rule that would exempt U.S. companies and U.S. persons from reporting their beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) as part of the Corporate...more

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End of the Road: FinCEN Adopts Interim Final Rule Virtually Eliminating CTA Filing Requirements

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On March 21, 2025, the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule (the “IFR”) that exempts all domestic entities from beneficial ownership information reporting requirements under the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FinCEN Drops BOI Reporting for U.S. Companies, Keeps Rules for Foreign Entities

On March 21, FinCEN released a statement that echoes the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s announcement on March 2, removing all beneficial ownership reporting obligations for U.S. companies and persons under the Corporate...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

FinCEN Confirms U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons are Exempt from CTA Compliance

In a significant development, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued an interim final rule (the IFR) that dramatically changes who is subject to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

FinCEN Issues Revised Corporate Transparency Act Rule; Domestic Companies Exempt

On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule under the Corporate Transparency Act. The revised rule changes the definition of “reporting company” to mean any entity that...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Legal Update: New Rulemaking Announced: Treasury Department Suspends Reporting, Enforcement and Fines under the Corporate...

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How Did We Get Here? The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect on January 1, 2024, and was enacted as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020....more

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CTA Reporting and Enforcement Suspended Indefinitely

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In a whirlwind series of announcements, the Treasury Department and FinCEN have suspended all Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) reporting and enforcement for domestic entities indefinitely. On Feb. 27, FinCEN announced that...more

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U.S. Treasury Announces It Will Not Enforce the Corporate Transparency Act Against U.S. Companies and Citizens

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​On March 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it will not enforce the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) against U.S. citizens or domestic reporting companies or their beneficial owners. Treasury also...more

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U.S. Treasury Department Suspends Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act for U.S. Citizens and U.S. Companies

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on March 2, 2025 that it will not take any enforcement action against U.S. citizens and legal entities formed in the United States or their beneficial owners in connection with...more

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Important Update – Treasury Will Not Enforce CTA Against U.S. Citizens, Domestic Reporting Companies and Their Beneficial Owners –...

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Sunday March 2, 2025 that it will “not enforce any penalties or fines against U.S. citizens or domestic reporting companies or their beneficial owners [ …]” This press release...more

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U.S. Treasury Department Suspends Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Against Domestic Reporting Companies and U.S....

On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced it will not enforce any penalties or fines against U.S. citizens, domestic reporting companies, or beneficial owners of domestic reporting companies under the Corporate...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

UPDATE: U.S. Department of the Treasury Terminates Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act Against U.S. Citizens and...

U.S. citizens and domestic companies will no longer be subject to the CTA or its reporting requirements. Just under two weeks after the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an enforcement bureau within the U.S....more

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CTA Effectively Paused: No Enforcement Actions Until FinCEN Issues New Interim Final Rule and Revised Reporting Deadlines

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On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it will not be issuing any fines or penalties or taking any other enforcement actions against any...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement Suspended for U.S. Citizens and U.S. Entities

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What Happened? On February 18, 2025, the last of the nationwide injunctions enjoining enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., (E.D. Tex.), was stayed,...more

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Treasury Department and FinCEN Announce Drastic Limits on Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act

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In a March 2, 2025 press release, the US Treasury Department announced that not only will it not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rule under the existing...more

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Important Update - FinCEN Currently Not Issuing Fines or Penalties in Connection with CTA Reporting Deadlines (February 27, 2025...

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On February 27, 2025, FinCEN issued a release providing that “it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on any failure to file or update beneficial ownership...more

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