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Companies are once again required to comply with the CTA and its reporting obligations. As discussed in our previous update, last month the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) stayed (i.e., suspended the effect of)...more
January 24, 2025 Update: On January 24, FinCEN published updated reporting guidance in which it announced that reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN despite the...more
On Jan. 23, 2025, the United States Supreme Court reinstated a stay on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Dec. 26, 2024, decision, which had upheld a lower court’s nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate...more
In the latest twist on the back-and-forth CTA battle, on January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) once again stayed (i.e., suspended the effect of) the nationwide preliminary injunction against...more
Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) reporting requirements was once again put on hold over the holidays. On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order...more
A Nebraska tribe’s tobacco businesses are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in HCI Distribution Inc., et al. v. Michael T. Hilgers, et al. This decision concluded that the...more
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Connelly v. United States, that the valuation of a decedent’s shares in a closely held corporation for federal estate tax purposes must include insurance proceeds received...more
Many small business owners mistakenly believe business succession planning and estate planning is for those with substantial wealth. This is simply a myth which does not reflect the nature of business or home ownership....more
On June 6, 2024, the Supreme Court held 9-to-0 in Connelly v. United States that company-owned life insurance increases the company’s fair market value for estate tax purposes, and the company’s obligation to redeem a...more
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Thomas A. Connelly et al. v. United States has significant implications for certain closely held business owners. The decision is important especially for those with, or planning to buy,...more
In early June, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that clarifies how company-owned life insurance impacts the value of the company for estate tax purposes. As a business owner, you may need to re-evaluate the use of those...more
On June 6, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion regarding Connelly, as Executor of the Estate of Connelly v. United States. This final decision will directly impact all closely held business owners that...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued an important ruling on June 6, 2024, clarifying the federal tax consequences of certain succession plans for closely held businesses. The Court held in Connelly v. United States,...more
All U.S. closely held businesses just received a warning from the highest court in the land that they should review their succession plans (or else risk a higher tax bill for the estates of their owners). On June 6, 2024, the...more
On June 6, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Connelly v. United States, unanimously agreed that life insurance proceeds owned by a closely-held company should be included in the valuation of the company in determining the...more