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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

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

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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

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

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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

Saul Ewing LLP

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

Stinson LLP

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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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

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Deadlines Extended

On February 27, 2025, the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a release announcing that it intends to issue an interim final rule by March 21, 2025 that will extend the current deadlines to file or...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

UPDATE: FinCEN Pauses Penalties for CTA Reporting Noncompliance and Signals Additional Changes

As discussed in our previous alert, in connection with the recent reinstatement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting obligations, FinCEN issued an announcement (the "Prior Announcement") extending the...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

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

On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that it would not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on a failure to file or...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Treasury Department Ends its Enforcement of CTA, But Compliance Risks Remain

On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department issued a press release announcing that, for now, the Department will not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership information reporting rule under...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

FinCEN Announces Deadline Extension and Enforcement Pause

The ongoing saga of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) continues! On the evening of February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced three key developments. What Does This Mean for Your...more

Mayer Brown

The Time Has Come: Court Reinstates CTA Filing Requirements, FinCEN Sets New Deadline For Compliance

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AT A GLANCE - On February 17, 2025, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas stayed its January 7 order, enjoining enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and suspending the effectiveness of the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act’s Reporting Obligations Are Back in Force

The Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) reporting obligations are back in effect after a nationwide court order blocking the CTA’s implementing regulations was stayed on February 17, 2025.  Most reporting companies are now...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Corporate Transparency Act and FinCEN New Compliance Deadlines

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Medical practices, dental practices and other health care entities must again comply with the federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The deadline for compliance is March 21, 2025....more

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Corporate Transparency Act is Back in Effect – Only 30 Day Extension!

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On February 17, 2025, a U.S. federal court granted the U.S. federal government’s motion to lift a nationwide injunction in place, that was preventing the enforcement by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of...more

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UPDATE – Mandatory BOI Reporting Requirements Reinstated; March 21, 2025 Due Date

In our last client alert about the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), an injunction against enforcement of the CTA remained in effect. On February 17, 2025, the injunction was stayed, and there are currently no impediments to...more

Stinson LLP

Second CTA Nationwide Injunction Stayed; New March 21, 2025 Filing Deadline

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to stay a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) issued by a federal judge in Texas (Texas...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

The BOI Reporting Rule under the Corporate Transparency Act is Reinstated

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Once again, entities are required to file beneficial ownership information reports (each, a “BOI report”) with the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. On February 18, 2025, the Eastern District of...more

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