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IRS Roundup April 1 – April 17, 2025

The IRS issued Notice 2025-19, inviting the public to submit recommendations for items to include in the IRS’s 2025-2026 Priority Guidance Plan. The IRS uses the Priority Guidance Plan to identify and prioritize the tax...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Changes to The Corporate Transparency Act Bring Major Shift to U.S. Reporting Requirements

Domestic Entities No Longer Required to Disclose Beneficial Ownership Information - The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule on March 21, 2025 (effective...more

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FinCEN Eliminates Beneficial Ownership Reporting by Domestic Companies and U.S. Residents Under the Corporate Transparency Act

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On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its promised interim final rule to eliminate the obligation of United States residents and entities organized under domestic law to file beneficial...more

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NEED MORE COWBELL: FinCEN Not Satisfied with Current Deadlines and Requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act

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On February 27, 2025, FinCEN issued a press release announcing future changes but giving no guidance about the scope of those changes: “No later than March 21, 2025, FinCEN intends to issue an interim final rule that...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirement Resumes – At Least for Now

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As the saga of on-again-off-again requirements continues to unfold, FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) have undergone significant changes due to...more

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CTA Is In Effect, For Now

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As of today, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is back in effect, with the deadline to file Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) extended to March 21, 2025 for those entities that are not exempt from filing....more

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FinCEN fights back after Texas Federal Court blocks the CTA

On December 3, 2024, the US District Court in the Eastern District of Texas (the Texas Federal Court) granted a nationwide preliminary injunction in favor of certain small businesses, ruling (1) the Corporate Transparency Act...more

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Injunction Halts Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act: What’s Next?

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting rule...more

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April 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

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Australian Update - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Enforcement Priorities for 2024-2025 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its enforcement and compliance priorities for...more

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Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act After National Small Business United

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On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) came into effect. The CTA represents a novel regulatory development in the United States that requires a broad class of legal entities (referred to as “reporting...more

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What Small Businesses Should Know about Changes to the Corporate Transparency Act

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Effective January 1, 2024 the Corporate Transparency Act requires small businesses with fewer than 20 employees to report their ownership information to the U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more

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Corporate Transparency Act

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On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) will become law and will impose reporting obligations which will impact millions of small businesses across the United States. It is critical for business owners...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: A Primer for “Small” Businesses

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which aims to curb illicit financial activities like money laundering and other fraudulent activities, will go into effect on January 1, 2024. Consequentially, many types of businesses,...more

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California Finalizes UDAAP Rule for Small Business Financing

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On August 2, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) issued a final rule that prohibits certain persons from engaging in unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (UDAAP) in...more

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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Delay FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

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On August 1, a bipartisan bill was introduced to modify the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The Protect Small Businesses and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity Act (H.R. 5119) was introduced in the U.S. House of...more

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Utah and Virginia to require cost-of-credit disclosures and registration for certain commercial financing providers

Spurred in part by the pandemic, regulators and legislators have been increasingly focused on the accessibility and transparency of loans to small-to-medium businesses. On the federal level, the CFPB is considering a rule...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Navigating the FAR/DFARS: The Most Confusing and Little Known Clauses

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We have fielded numerous calls from new clients asking the same question when it turns out they have violated a FAR provision: “Do they really expect me to read all of those regulations? How is someone supposed to understand...more

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New Reporting and Penalties for Small Business Owners

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In the United States of America, what do a small restaurant owner, a real estate developer who wants to keep properties separate, a mom-and-pop store with fewer than 20 employees and a drug cartel shell company all have in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Capital Markets Alert – Public Market Advocacy Groups Release Guidance

On April 27, 2018, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nasdaq, along with certain technology and biotechnology groups, released a policy paper titled “Expanding...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Spending Legislation Contains Long-Awaited Reforms for BDCs

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On March 23, 2018, Congress passed and President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, the omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through September. The spending bill included the Small...more

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SEC Proposes Increasing Threshold to Qualify as a Smaller Reporting Company

The SEC has proposed amendments that would increase the financial thresholds in the “smaller reporting company” definition. The proposal to update the definition would expand the number of companies that qualify as smaller...more

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