After many years of ups and downs, legal challenges, injunctions and deadline changes, the reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) have disappeared…for most. On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Financial...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) are once again back in effect and the new deadline...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced on Friday, January 24, 2025, that reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) under the Corporate Transparency...more
1/27/2025
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The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) has faced yet another major pivot as of Thursday, December 26, 2024: the nationwide injunction of the CTA is in effect once again. This means that the CTA and its Reporting Rule are...more
On Monday, December 23, 2024, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Fifth Circuit”) lifted a Texas district court’s order enjoining the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (“FinCEN’s) enforcement of the Corporate...more
12/26/2024
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Amid the ongoing legal battle over the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), updates continue to roll in. On December 5, 2024, the U.S. government filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (“the CTA”), a law enacted by Congress requiring certain business entities to disclose beneficial ownership information (a “BOI Report”) to FinCEN, went into effect on January 1, 2024, and...more
By January 1, 2025, millions of existing businesses must have filed certain information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to remain in compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). As this...more
On June 6, 2024, in the case of Connelly v. United States, the United States Supreme Court determined that corporate-owned life insurance proceeds used to redeem a decedent’s shares in the corporation must be included when...more
6/26/2024
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On November 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an update to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), extending the deadline for reporting companies to disclose...more
A new rule will require nursing homes enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid to make disclosures about certain facility ownership, management and other operational information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will affect most small, privately held businesses starting January 1, 2024. Does the CTA apply to you?
What is the CTA? The CTA, a law enacted by Congress, will require certain business...more
On July 21, Amazon confirmed that it intends to acquire One Medical for approximately $3.9 billion in an all-cash transaction. One Medical is a membership-based, technology-driven, primary care and telehealth organization...more
On May 9, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a dental hygiene bill that allows dental hygienists to use nitrous oxide and local infiltration anesthesia to assist dentists with all dental procedures....more