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
2/20/2025
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U.S. Treasury
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
What is the Corporate Transparency Act?
The CTA will require all “reporting companies” to disclose certain information on their beneficial owners to FinCEN....more
Key takeaways - The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will create a new, confidential database of beneficial owners of private companies for use by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more