On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Alert stating that all entities created in the U.S.—including those previously known as “domestic reporting companies”—and their beneficial owners...more
On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it will suspend enforcement of penalties and fines related to beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for...more
As a result of a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday, February 18, beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under...more
As noted in our client alert yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the enforceability of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and lifted the preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District...more
12/24/2024
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Stays
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the enforceability of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), and the preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...more
12/24/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
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Constitutional Challenges ,
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Corruption ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
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Reporting Requirements ,
Stays
The federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became effective on January 1, 2024, and despite multiple challenges and ongoing court cases, the CTA remains in effect. The CTA requires many entities to file beneficial ownership...more
After years of anticipation, the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) officially went into effect on January 1, 2024. Now that we are two months into the CTA era, below are a few updates and recommended action items based on...more
3/8/2024
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Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
Lack of Authority ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
1. What Is the Corporate Transparency Act and Why Was It Enacted? Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) on January 1, 2021, to address concerns that the inaccessibility of U.S. companies’ beneficial ownership...more
12/5/2023
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Corporate Transparency Act ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
PCAOB ,
Personal Information ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Subsidiaries ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Trustees
Beginning on January 1, 2024, many U.S. legal entities and foreign entities registered to do business in the U.S. will be required to report information about themselves, their beneficial owners, and their company applicants...more
10/26/2023
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Business Ownership ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Legal Entities ,
Popular ,
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it adopted amendments to modernize Rule 14a-8—the shareholder proposal rule, which governs the process for a shareholder to have its proposal included in a public...more