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Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Doing Business In The U.S. - A Guide For Foreign Companies Operating In The U.S.

Successfully establishing and growing a business in the U.S. comes with a wealth of opportunities, but it also requires navigating a complex legal, regulatory, and operational landscape. The United States offers a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CFTC Staff Issue Interpretive Guidance on Cross-Border Definitions

The CFTC staff have issued interpretative guidance regarding the application of cross-border definitions under the CFTC’s regulatory regimes covering swaps, foreign futures and foreign options transactions, and foreign boards...more

Carey Olsen

Why the Cayman Islands continues to be a popular jurisdiction for offshore funds

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Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands have established themselves as a leading jurisdiction for alternative investment funds, with nearly 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and over 17,000 regulated closed-ended funds. As...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New Reporting Requirement for Certain Residential Real Estate Transfers

Effective December 1, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will implement new rules for non-financed residential real estate transfers. The purpose of the rule is to increase...more

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FinCEN’s New Interim Final Rule on Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting

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On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced significant changes to the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (BOIR) requirements (Department of the Treasury, 2025). This new interim...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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Why Corporations Looking to Move from Delaware Should Consider Redomiciling to Bermuda: A Legal Perspective

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Recent decisions in the Delaware courts have prompted many corporate groups to re-evaluate if Delaware is the best domicile for their operations. Delaware has been the first choice US jurisdiction for incorporating corporate...more

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

New Deadlines for FINCEN Compliance Issued

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) introduced substantial new reporting obligations for a wide array of corporate entities. Generally, any domestic entity formed by filing documents with a secretary of state or similar...more

Vicente LLP

Rhode Island Cannabis Update: Current Market, Proposed Rules and New Business Opportunities

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Cannabis policy reform in Rhode Island has spanned nearly two decades, starting with the legalization of medical marijuana in 2006. Then, after years of determined advocacy and legislative debate, the Rhode Island Cannabis...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

BOI Reporting Requirements are Back in Force as of 2/18/2025

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Attention: FinCEN BOI reporting requirement deadline is now set for March 21, 2025. A decision yesterday, February 18, 2025, in the case of Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336, has returned...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Corporate Transparency Act Nationwide Injunction Reinstated

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

Womble Bond Dickinson

Injunction Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act Nationwide - What You Need to Know

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction that enjoins the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA)....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

BakerHostetler

FinCEN Seeks Immediate Stay of Nationwide CTA Injunction

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On Dec. 11, 2024, the U.S. government filed a motion requesting an immediate stay of the preliminary nationwide injunction issued last week by a federal district court in Texas that temporarily halted the implementation of...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

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

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

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

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

Oberheiden P.C.

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

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

The Corporate Transparency Act – What You Need to Know

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

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

Baker Donelson

Navigating the Maze: Who's Exempt from the Corporate Transparency Act?

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On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021. By only reading the title of the Act, one might not realize the significance of its impact upon the corporate world as we all know it....more

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