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The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) became effective on January 1, 2024. In March 2024, a U.S. District Court from the Northern District of Alabama held that the CTA was unconstitutional [Nat’l Small Business United...more
On March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Northeastern Division published an opinion finding that the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is unconstitutional as exceeding the U.S....more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which became effective on January 1, 2024, was enacted to combat the use of shell companies by those seeking to evade anti-money laundering laws and economic sanctions. ...more
What is the CTA? The CTA was passed by Congress on January 1, 2021 as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. The purpose of the CTA is to prevent illicit activity, including the use of shell and front companies to...more
Under the Corporate Transparency Act, commencing on January 1, 2024, all corporations, limited partnerships, LLCs, LLLPs, and other entities formed by a filing with a secretary of state’s office must file online reports with...more
The Corporate Transparency Act became law in the United States on January 1, 2021 and required compliance beginning on January 1, 2024. For more information about the background of the statute, please read our prior articles...more
This is a basic primer describing the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA“) which was enacted into federal law on January 1, 2021 as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and became effective January 1, 2024. The...more
The article was orginially posted on November 28, 2023 and has been updated to reflect changes that took effect in 2024. During 2024 the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and related CTA Rule will require an estimated 32.6...more
This article was originally posted on November 30, 2023 and has been updated to reflect changes that went into effect in 2024. The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) took effect on January 1, 2024. The Act is administered by...more
The article was originally posted on November 29, 2023 and has been updated to reflect changes that went into effect in 2024. Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), more than 30 million “Reporting Companies” will...more
Background - In January 2021, the United States Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. This law, while intended to prevent criminal actors from hiding and...more
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released several new FAQs this month to provide further clarity on the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) provisions....more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its requirements for privately held companies to report their beneficial ownership information went into effect on January 1, 2024. The CTA requires most corporations, limited...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) imposes on many companies (both domestic and foreign entities registered to do business in the U.S.) new federal reporting obligations including providing information on the beneficial...more
To combat money laundering and other illicit activities via the use of shell companies, Congress passed the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which requires most U.S. businesses (and certain foreign businesses),...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted in 2021 and became effective on Jan. 1, 2024. The CTA was passed with the aim of enhancing transparency in corporate ownership, so as to combat the proliferation of anonymous...more
Beginning January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) imposes significant new reporting requirements on a broad range of corporate entities. With certain exceptions, any domestic entity created by the filing of a...more
Effective January 1, 2024, companies must disclose their beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) within the United States Department of Treasury. The reporting requirement is part of the U.S....more
Beginning January 1, 2024, most small businesses in the United States will have to report information about the people who own and control the business to the federal government. This new reporting rule was established by...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is enacting new rules for January 1, 2024, requiring companies to report their beneficial owners to FinCEN. Violations of these new...more
On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will go into effect, and if your business is deemed to be a Reporting Company under the CTA, the clock will begin ticking on new federal reporting obligations....more
The Federal Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA), 31 U.S.C. §5336, will soon require certain entities to disclose to the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) certain pieces of identifying information...more
Companies have new reporting requirements beginning January 1, 2024. The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) passed as part of an anti-money laundering regime. The CTA requires a government-maintained registry of beneficial...more
El 29 de septiembre del 2023, FinCEN actualizó las preguntas frecuentes (“FAQs”) sobre los Reportes de Información sobre los Beneficiarios Reales (“BOI”), incluyendo orientación sobre el Identificador FinCEN. Las preguntas...more
On September 29, 2023, FinCEN updated the FAQs regarding Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting, including guidance on the FinCEN identifier. The FinCEN’s BOI FAQs work in tandem with the FinCEN’s BOI Small...more