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Domestic Entities No Longer Required to Disclose Beneficial Ownership Information - The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule on March 21, 2025 (effective...more
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its promised interim final rule to eliminate the obligation of United States residents and entities organized under domestic law to file beneficial...more
The Financial Crimes’s Enforcement Network of the U.S. Treasury Department (“FinCEN”) Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) are once again back in effect....more
In another twist as to the future of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) implementation and judicial intervention, on February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it will not be...more
As the flurry of Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) developments continues, on March 2, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced the suspension of CTA enforcement against US citizens and domestic reporting...more
Due to the February 17, 2025, decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336 (E.D. Tex.), the prior enjoinment of the Corporate...more
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
There has been a recent development in the ongoing ride that is the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). A U.S. District Court ruling as of February 18, 2025 put the CTA back into effect with a filing deadline of March 21,...more
On February 19, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that beneficial ownership information reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) are back in effect with a new...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
The filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) have once again been restored. In yet another reversal of the on again, off again saga, on February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced in a February 19, 2025 alert that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back in effect. The new deadline for most companies to...more
In the latest twist involving the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the only nationwide injunction still in effect that barred enforcement of the CTA’s filing deadlines (Smith vs. U.S. Department of the Treasury) was stayed...more
As the saga of on-again-off-again requirements continues to unfold, FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) have undergone significant changes due to...more
Few would argue that the federal government does not have a legitimate interest in preventing, detecting, and punishing tax fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes. Likewise, I imagine few would disagree with the...more
After the U.S. Congress enacted the federal Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) on January 1, 2021, a wide range of plaintiffs immediately brought suit against the government challenging its constitutionality. Currently,...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is the gift that keeps giving. As affected entities and their advisers struggle to determine whether they are subject to the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting provisions of...more
We previously blogged on the lawsuit filed by the National Small Business Association (“NSBA”) and one of its individual members, which sought to challenge the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Most...more
In a case brought by the National Small Business Association and an individual owner of a small business (Plaintiffs), the U.S. federal district court for the Northern District of Alabama has ruled that the Corporate...more
On March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (Northeastern Division) held that the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is unconstitutional. See National Small Business United v. Yellen,...more
Don’t panic! It is business as usual for those subject to the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). On March 1, 2024, Judge Liles C. Burke of the District Court for the Northern District of Alabama held the CTA...more
Beginning January 1, 2024, most small businesses in the United States will have to report information about the people who own and control the business to the federal government. This new reporting rule was established by...more
Federal requirements enacted by the Corporate Transparency Act for small businesses to report information about themselves and their beneficial owners are just weeks away from taking effect. Starting January 1, 2024, many...more
Effective January 1, 2024, a sweeping anti-financial crimes law – the Corporate Transparency Act – will affect every small business. If you own an interest in a small business, even a single-member LLC, you may be subject to...more
The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released its Small Entity Compliance Guide in preparation for beneficial ownership information reporting pursuant to the Corporate Transparency...more