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The Corporate Transparency Act
In the increasingly global world of online business, it’s not unusual for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and consultants to seek a business structure that supports international operations, offers stable banking options, and...more
We’ve blogged multiple times about how you should prepare to transition to the SEC’s new “EDGAR Next” platform (here’s our latest post). We are now in that transition period where some companies are voluntarily enrolling in...more
What You Need to Know Before January 1, 2026 - Certain registered investment advisers (RIAs) and Exempt Reporting Advisors (ERAs) will face new federal compliance and filing requirements in the new year. Starting January 1,...more
Effective December 1, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will implement new rules for non-financed residential real estate transfers. The purpose of the rule is to increase...more
In a whirlwind attempt to follow the roller coaster actions in the courts, the U.S. Congress, and FinCEN’s administrative efforts, Snell & Wilmer has worked to keep clients updated with the drama-filled developments of the...more
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced significant changes to the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (BOIR) requirements (Department of the Treasury, 2025). This new interim...more
On March 20, 2025, the IRS updated its guidance to employers that claimed the employee retention credit (ERC). The updated guidance materially differs from prior IRS guidance of how and when employers should report the income...more
On March 26, 2025, FinCEN announced that “All entities created in the United States – including those previously known as ‘domestic reporting companies’ – and their beneficial owners are now exempt from the requirement to...more
Accordingly, the new deadline to file an initial, updated, or corrected BOI report is now March 21, 2025. However, reporting companies that were previously given a reporting deadline later than the March 21, 2025, deadline...more
Attention: FinCEN BOI reporting requirement deadline is now set for March 21, 2025. A decision yesterday, February 18, 2025, in the case of Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336, has returned...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
(2/6/25) Update as of February 5, 2025: The government appealed the nationwide injunction blocking CTA enforcement in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336 (E.D. Tex.). FinCEN updated its...more
The saga of confusing Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) litigation continues, but the guidance remains the same: companies are not currently obligated to file Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports with the U.S....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
Certain members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have extended the temporary exemption from the requirement to transmit a Form 45-106F1 Report of Exempt Distribution (“Report of Exempt Distribution”) and...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
As previously reported, on December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit first lifted—and then reinstated—a preliminary nationwide injunction staying the Corporate Transparency Act’s (“CTA”) reporting requirements pending appeal....more
If you are feeling a bit of whiplash today, you are not alone. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reinstated a preliminary nationwide injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)....more
Join us for a new episode of Financial Services Focus with partners Gina Parlovecchio and Matthew Bisanz, and associate Kelly Truesdale, as they discuss FinCEN’s recent confirmation that reporting companies are not required...more
On December 3, 2024, a federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas issued an order granting a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Texas Top Cop Shop,...more
On December 3, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., Case No. 4:24-cv-478 (E.D. Tex.), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the Court) issued a nationwide preliminary...more
For the past week, millions of companies have been eagerly awaiting the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) statement in response to the December 3, 2024 preliminary injunction that has halted enforcement of the...more
As we enter December, the deadline for existing non-exempt entities to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is fast approaching. Entities that were formed or registered to do business in the United States prior to...more
If you have a small company in the U.S. with less than 20 employees, you need to be aware of a new law that directly impacts your business. The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) requires you to provide information to the...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure rules officially went into effect in December 2023. Aimed at improving cybersecurity risk...more