On March 21, 2025, FinCEN announced an end to Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) reporting requirements for U.S. citizens and domestic companies. In line with the U.S. Department of Treasury’s announcement earlier this month,...more
3/25/2025
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U.S. Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury suspended enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for U.S. citizens and domestic reporting companies. On Sunday night, the Treasury announced that U.S. citizens and domestic...more
3/4/2025
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U.S. Treasury
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting requirements are back in effect. This afternoon, a federal district court in Texas granted the U.S. government’s motion to stay (i.e., pause) the nationwide CTA...more
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
2/18/2025
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Small Business
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its beneficial ownership reporting requirements are back in effect. Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the federal government’s request to stay (i.e., pause) the...more
In an alert posted this morning, FinCEN has announced that reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership reports even with the U.S. Supreme Court’s order yesterday. Instead of issuing a new...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) has been on a journey this past month with a whirlwind of court rulings: halted by a federal district court, reinstated by the Fifth Circuit’s motions panel, had its reporting deadlines...more
1/6/2025
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Reinstatement ,
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Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Stays ,
Time Extensions ,
Vacated
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has once again vacated enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting requirements. This latest decision temporarily halts the mandate for entities to...more
12/27/2024
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The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its reporting requirements are back in effect. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted the U.S. Government’s motion for an emergency stay of the nationwide CTA injunction....more
FinCEN has extended the reporting deadline for companies created or registered before January 1, 2024, to January 13, 2025. In an alert posted Tuesday night, FinCEN recognized that “reporting companies may need additional...more
The U.S. Government has appealed a federal judge’s order temporarily blocking the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). As a result, the case is now headed to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals....more
A federal district court in Texas has issued a landmark decision postponing the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). The Court held that the CTA exceeds Congress’ power and is therefore likely...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) remains in effect, and, as a result, many entities are required to submit filings to the federal government by the January 1, 2025, deadline. A failure to timely file may result in civil...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) imposes requirements on entities dissolved in 2024. Effective as of January 1, 2024, the CTA mandates entities disclose information about their “beneficial owners” to the Financial...more
Wisconsin’s marital property laws impact compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). As discussed in other Ruder Ware CTA Focus Team insights, the CTA requires a “reporting company” to report information about...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), part of the federal government’s effort to curtail money laundering by means of shell company structures, imposes disclosure requirements on most entities registered to do business...more
A crucial aspect of compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is understanding the various due dates and obligations. A “reporting company” must meet CTA reporting deadlines to avoid potential regulatory...more
Trust stakeholders are subject to Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) obligations under specific circumstances. Under CTA, a “reporting company” must disclose information about the company and its “beneficial owners.” CTA...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a recent enactment that mandates increased transparency in entity ownership structures, aiming to combat illicit activities such as money laundering and terrorism financing facilitated...more
Recently, we have been fielding a fair number of inquiries from clients who have been approached by third parties urging them to claim the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”)... ...more
Just when we thought the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was about to disappear into HR history, we have another extension (to the tax credits for voluntarily providing qualifying leave)! Here is what you need to...more
On Thursday, February 4, 2021, the Wisconsin State Assembly (“Assembly”) voted on a resolution to repeal the mask mandate. This vote came a week after the Wisconsin State Senate (“Senate”) voted on the same resolution to...more
On the evening of December 21, 2020 the House and Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), a 5,593 page bill that funds the federal government for the next fiscal year and provides long anticipated...more
12/23/2020
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Loan Forgiveness ,
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Tax Planning
Through the release of a Revenue Ruling and a Revenue Procedure, the IRS re-affirmed its stance that taxpayers may not deduct payments for otherwise deductible business expenses (i.e., payroll, rent, covered utility payments,...more
Today by Interim Rule the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration jointly made it much easier for some Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan borrowers to get forgiveness for their loans. If the PPP loan...more