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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

US Corporate Governance — 2025 Midyear Review

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule in March 2025 that removes requirements for US companies to report beneficial ownership information under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more

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Top 10 Issues in the Cannabis Industry for 2025

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It is not all doom and gloom for the cannabis industry this year; positive developments across states and the potential (albeit remote) for federal rescheduling means the cannabis industry can expect ongoing advancements....more

Brooks Pierce

Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN and the Treasury Announce Nonenforcement for Domestic Reporting Companies

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Following announcements from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) on February 27, 2025, and the United States Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) on March 2, 2025, it would appear that beneficial...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement Suspended Once Again!

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In a press release, Treasury officials confirmed they would not impose fines on U.S. citizens or domestic reporting companies, effectively pausing the reporting obligations for the time being.  Under the original CTA...more

Holland & Hart LLP

The CTA Is Back (Sort Of)—What Reporting Companies Need to Know

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After months of litigation—including a cameo before the Supreme Court—the last nationwide injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was vacated and the CTA was set to go back into effect. Since then, nothing has been...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Treasury suspends enforcement of beneficial ownership information reporting for U.S. companies, focuses on foreign entities

On March 2, the Treasury announced it will suspend enforcement of fines or penalties indefinitely for beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting. This suspension of enforcement will be for U.S. domestic reporting...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Update: Treasury Department Suspends Enforcement of CTA for U.S. Companies and Announces Upcoming Rule...

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On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a major shift in its approach to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The Treasury Department stated that it will not enforce any penalties or fines related...more

McGlinchey Stafford

BOI Reporting Penalties Suspended, No Need to File? Not So Fast

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The U.S. Department of Treasury has suspended all penalties and fines for beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for U.S. citizens and domestic reporting companies. If...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Treasury Department Announces Suspension of Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Against U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting...

After months of back-and-forth regarding the status of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), the U.S. Department of Treasury has effectively ended the CTA’s reporting obligations for U.S. citizens and domestic reporting...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Update: CTA MAY NOT APPLY to Domestic Entities After New Rule

Last week, we reported that the U.S. Department of Treasury (DOT) through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is temporarily staying enforcement of the monetary penalties for failure to comply with the Corporate...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

FinCEN Temporarily Pauses Enforcement of Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act

On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it will not impose fines, penalties, or other enforcement actions against companies for failing to file or update beneficial ownership...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Latest Update on Corporate Transparency Act Compliance: FinCEN Suspends Penalties for Failure to Report by Current Deadlines

In our most recent Alert on the highly controversial and largely litigated nature of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), we reported that the CTA was back in effect nationwide and that, but for a few exceptions, all...more

McGlinchey Stafford

FinCEN Announces No Penalties for BOI Reporting Failures

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On February 27, 2025, FinCEN announced “it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against companies based on any failure to file or update beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Another Urgent Update: Corporate Transparency Act is Again Enforceable with New Deadline for Reporting

We previously reported that on December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Fifth Circuit motion panel’s stay of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) of the temporary injunction granted by...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Enforceable Again

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Accordingly, the new deadline to file an initial, updated, or corrected BOI report is now March 21, 2025.  However, reporting companies that were previously given a reporting deadline later than the March 21, 2025, deadline...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Updates - February 2025

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On February 18, a federal court lifted the remaining injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), previously discussed. In response, FinCEN has stated that the reporting deadline for existing...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Corporate Transparency Act Update: Injuction Lifted - Corporate Transparency Act Back in Effect

On February 17, a federal judge in Texas lifted a preliminary injunction issued in Smith v. United States Department of the Treasury, removing the last legal hurdle to the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act...more

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It’s Tricky! Tracking the CTA

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) remains on hold due to a nationwide injunction granted by a federal District Court in Texas in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury. However, given pending legal battles and...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement Expected to Resume Following Legal Developments

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While the United States Supreme Court recently lifted one nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Incorporated et al. v. McHenry (formerly Garland),...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Updates

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(2/6/25) Update as of February 5, 2025: The government appealed the nationwide injunction blocking CTA enforcement in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336 (E.D. Tex.). FinCEN updated its...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Corporate Transparency Act Still Blocked Despite Supreme Court Decision

The saga of confusing Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) litigation continues, but the guidance remains the same: companies are not currently obligated to file Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports with the U.S....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Provisionally Reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on January 23, 2025, which provisionally reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) while a legal challenge to it continues. This brief order, which stayed an injunction against the...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Fifth Circuit Issues an Expedited Appeal of CTA Nationwide Injunction

December was an eventful month for the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The latest court ruling in the CTA conflict occurred on December 26, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., when the Fifth...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

What’s Ahead as Corporate Transparency Act Comes to a Crossroads

The recent whiplash regarding the validity of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)—it was enjoined just to particular parties, then enjoined nationwide, then un-enjoined, then enjoined again, while other courts let it...more

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Injunction Halts Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act: What’s Next?

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting rule...more

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