US legal entities are no longer subject to the reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the US Department of Treasury...more
If you have been following our reports on the subject, you know that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) had a tumultuous end to 2024 and start to 2025, with a series of court actions leading to oscillating reports about...more
On February 17, 2025, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX) in Smith, et. al. v. US Department of the Treasury, et. al., entered an order staying the nationwide injunction on enforcement of the...more
On December 26, 2024, a merits panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) vacated the previously reported December 23, 2024 stay, giving new life to the nationwide preliminary injunction of the...more
On December 23, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted an emergency motion for a temporary stay pending appeal requested by the federal government. The government submitted the motion in connection with...more
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On January 1, 2024, the reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became effective. The CTA was enacted by Congress on January 1, 2021, as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and requires...more