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In a recent case before the Appellate Court of Connecticut, Judge Jose A. Suarez penned an opinion holding that owners of income-producing real property bear the burden of updating municipalities of a change in their address,...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) extended on March 20th the reporting deadline under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for 2024 data. See 90 Fed. Reg. 13085. EPA extended the reporting deadline...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 February 18, a federal court lifted the remaining injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), previously discussed. In response, FinCEN has stated that the reporting deadline for existing...more
After months of litigation, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is once again effective, and most companies subject to the CTA are required to file Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reports with the U.S. Treasury’s...more
In the latest twist involving the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the only nationwide injunction still in effect that barred enforcement of the CTA’s filing deadlines (Smith vs. U.S. Department of the Treasury) was stayed...more
On Feb. 17, the Texas federal district court in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury granted the government’s motion for an immediate stay pending appeal of the nationwide order staying the effective date of the final...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
Entities subject to the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership information reporting requirement are not currently required to file BOI reports. Beyond that, much remains in flux regarding whether and when...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 Feb. 5, the U.S. government filed (i) a notice of appeal of the order issued Jan. 7 by a U.S. District Court in Texas in Smith v. U.S. Department of Treasury, No. 6:24-cv-336-JDK (E.D. Tex. Jan. 7, 2025), which had issued...more
There is no current reporting obligation to file “beneficial ownership information” or a BOI Report. This update reflects the latest ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit regarding BOI reporting issued...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) has been on a journey this past month with a whirlwind of court rulings: halted by a federal district court, reinstated by the Fifth Circuit’s motions panel, had its reporting deadlines...more
On December 26, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-40792, 2024 WL 5224138 (5th Cir. Dec. 26, 2024), a merits panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order vacating the...more
Late on December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed its own decision from earlier in the week, reinstating the nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the enforcement of the Corporate...more
The Fifth Circuit has removed the nationwide injunction concerning Corporate Transparency Act reporting. The Fifth Circuit’s decision overrides the earlier nationwide relief granted by the district court. Litigation will...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
On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This decision was made to "preserve the constitutional...more
On December 23, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed the nationwide injunction enjoining the U.S. government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and the corresponding reporting...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated and then subsequently suspended the reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) over the course of the last week by staying the original...more
On December 26, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit VACATED a ruling early this week to stay the nationwide injunction enjoining the U.S. government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and...more
Late on December 26, 2024, a panel of the Fifth Circuit ordered the injunction back into effect. Timing is uncertain for any oral arguments or other court rulings....more
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
As we previously reported, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Texas Top Cop...more
On Thursday, December 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the nationwide injunction staying the CTA filing deadline....more