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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -
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Corporate Transparency Act Still Blocked Despite Supreme Court Decision

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Its Own Stay Rendering the Corporate Transparency Act Unenforceable . . . Again

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On December 26, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-40792, 2024 WL 5224138 (5th Cir. Dec. 26, 2024), a merits panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order vacating the...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Nationwide Injunction Reinstated

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If you are feeling a bit of whiplash today, you are not alone. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reinstated a preliminary nationwide injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)....more

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FinCEN fights back after Texas Federal Court blocks the CTA

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On December 3, 2024, the US District Court in the Eastern District of Texas (the Texas Federal Court) granted a nationwide preliminary injunction in favor of certain small businesses, ruling (1) the Corporate Transparency Act...more

Mayer Brown

FinCEN Confirms Suspension of Corporate Transparency Act

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Join us for a new episode of Financial Services Focus with partners Gina Parlovecchio and Matthew Bisanz, and associate Kelly Truesdale, as they discuss FinCEN’s recent confirmation that reporting companies are not required...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Securities & Corporate Governance Q4 2024 Quarterly Newsletter

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Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP’s Securities & Corporate Governance Quarterly Newsletter is designed to update public and private company clients on recent developments in federal securities laws and corporate governance...more

Dickinson Wright

Response to FinCEN Statement on Ongoing CTA Litigation

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On December 3, 2024, a federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas issued an order granting a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Texas Top Cop Shop,...more

Baker Donelson

CTA Reporting Suspended Nationwide; FinCEN Responds

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On December 3, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., Case No. 4:24-cv-478 (E.D. Tex.), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the Court) issued a nationwide preliminary...more

A&O Shearman

Transparency on Hold: FinCEN confirms a halt to Corporate Transparency Act reporting (for now)

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For the past week, millions of companies have been eagerly awaiting the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) statement in response to the December 3, 2024 preliminary injunction that has halted enforcement of the...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Corporate Transparency Act: Client Alert Update

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As we enter December, the deadline for existing non-exempt entities to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is fast approaching. Entities that were formed or registered to do business in the United States prior to...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Corporate Transparency Act: The Time to File is Now

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If you have a small company in the U.S. with less than 20 employees, you need to be aware of a new law that directly impacts your business. The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) requires you to provide information to the...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Updated FinCEN FAQs Provide Three Important Clarifications on Reporting Obligations Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

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The Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) went into effect earlier this year, although many uncertainties about the CTA's application still remain. To help remedy those uncertainties, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

FinCEN Alert: Dissolution Before 2025 Won't Spare CTA Reporting Requirement

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On July 8, 2024, FinCEN published additional FAQs regarding entities that have ceased to exist.  Unsurprisingly, entities that formally and irrevocably dissolved prior to the Corporate Transparency Act's effective date of...more

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Corporate Transparency Act Compliance: What Company Owners Need to Know in 2024 (and Beyond)

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The federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), formed under the National Defense Authorization Act, establishes new disclosure obligations for millions of companies operating in the United States and abroad including...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act – What You Need to Know

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If you own or plan to form an LLC, corporation, or similar business entity, you should be aware of the Corporate Transparency Act and its reporting requirements to avoid significant penalties....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act Is Here and the New York LLC Transparency Act Is Coming

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The Corporate Transparency Act and its implementing regulations (together CTA) came into effect on January 1, 2024, requiring entities within its scope to disclose information, including about their beneficial owners, to the...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

NY’s LLC Transparency Act and NYC Real Estate – Albany Wants to Know the Secrets that You Keep[i]

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A national study released in 2015 reported that “nearly half the residential purchases of over $5 million were made by shell companies rather than named people.”[ii] Because shell companies could often be formed without...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Amid Corporate Transparency Act, You Gotta Represent In Transactions

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By now, many of you may have heard of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and how it may increase compliance costs for many of your businesses in 2024. In brief, beginning January 1, 2024, the CTA will require foreign...more

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A Roadmap to the CTA’s Game-Changing Reporting Requirements

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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

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Federal Corporate Transparency Act Through the Lens of Private Equity: Unique Challenges Await

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With a stated goal of enhancing transparency of business ownership, the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) mandates various types of businesses – such as corporations, limited liability companies, and limited...more

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