On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it would not enforce penalties or fines associated with beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)...more
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) are...more
On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the immediate enforceability of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In the case Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, a three-judge...more
On December 3, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al. (Case No. 4:24-cv-478-ALM), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary nationwide injunction against the...more
As discussed in our previous client advisory, earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama entered a final declaratory judgment concluding that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA” or the...more
On January 1, 2024, the new beneficial ownership information reporting requirements (BOIR) went into effect under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Among other things, beneficial ownership reporting is intended to make it...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which becomes effective on January 1, 2024, creates novel obligations for millions of entities to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) and certain other information to the U.S....more
Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which we have previously written about, reporting companies are required to report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) certain identifying information about...more
The US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published its Small Entity Compliance Guide (the “Guide”) for the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) on September 18, 2023. The Guide...more
The District of Columbia is implementing certain new regulations and has also enacted new legislation that will likely result in a reduction in expected investment returns and create overly burdensome government oversight...more
In the wake of COVID-19, commercial landlords are facing unprecedented challenges as they strive to mitigate new risks while maintaining the rapport they have built in their professional communities and with their tenants. ...more
On May 5, 2020, the Council of the District of Columbia unanimously passed the “Coronavirus Omnibus Emergency Amendment Act of 2020” (Bill 23-750) with amendments (the Act). This legislation is one of several that have...more
COVID-19 is having a significant impact on the business operations of both commercial landlords and tenants and their ability to fulfill lease obligations. As a result, many landlords and tenants are reviewing leases to...more
Recording Office Closures-
The Coronavirus epidemic has caused multiple recording office closures. ALTA has been continuously updating the operating status of the various recording jurisdictions on its site, which you may...more
As with all businesses and markets globally, the real estate industry is facing unprecedented disruption, uncertainty and challenge resulting from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
This advisory offers practical insight...more
The cost of a real estate transaction in the District of Columbia is set to increase significantly after the DC Council unanimously approved a substantial increase in the transfer and recordation taxes charged in connection...more