Right on schedule, on March 21, 2025, FinCEN issued an Interim Final Rule that exempts U.S. companies and persons from the requirement to report, modify, or correct beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate...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
2/20/2025
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Small Business ,
U.S. Treasury
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on December 23, 2024, issued an order lifting a prior order issued by a federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas granting a nationwide preliminary...more
12/30/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Appeals ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Business Entities ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
FinCEN ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Stays ,
Time Extensions
Another taxpayer has been stung by using the wrong version of a private delivery service, FedEx “Express Saver,” resulting in the late filing of an important tax document.
Filing Requirements for U.S. Tax Court Petitions-...more
A recent United States Tax Court memorandum decision demonstrates once again the importance of understanding the rules for timely filing your tax return. See John P. Zaimes v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. If a tax return...more
Before the enactment of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property had a 15-year recovery period for depreciation...more
6/16/2020
/ Bipartisan Budget Act ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Depreciation ,
Filing Deadlines ,
IRS ,
K-1 ,
Partnerships ,
Property Improvements ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Returns
Treasury and IRS announced earlier this week that the time for paying taxes will be extended 90-days. See “IRS Does Not Extend Time to File Tax Returns, But Does Extend Time to Pay Taxes.” Today, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin...more
On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-17, which grants taxpayers a 90-day extension to pay the taxes due on their 2019 tax returns. The Notice does not extend the time to file tax returns. Of course, as is...more