On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced an interim final rule, which was officially published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2025, removing the requirement for U.S. companies and...more
4/16/2025
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UPDATE as of 3/4/25: As of February 18, 2025, all nationwide injunctions barring the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) had been lifted. For approximately ten days, the CTA mandatory beneficial...more
UPDATE as of 2/20/25: The on-again, off-again Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) mandatory beneficial ownership reporting is now back in effect. On February 18, 2025, the Texas federal district court in Smith v. United...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) beneficial ownership reporting deadline has been elusive in December 2024. The “fun” began when the District Court presiding over the Texas Top Cop Shop case enjoined...more
12/30/2024
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UPDATE as of 12/24/24: FinCen has updated their website extending the beneficial ownership reporting deadline for reporting companies that were created or registered prior to January 1, 2024, from January 1, 2025, to January...more
UPDATE as of 12/7/2024: FinCen has updated their website addressing the recent federal court order, publicly stating that reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN and...more
12/9/2024
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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) imposes far-reaching new reporting obligations on many U.S. businesses, and the penalties for non-compliance are substantial. With only a few months left before the January 1, 2025,...more
Back in August, our firm released an alert on the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), summarizing the reporting obligations and the important deadlines for entities that will be considered “reporting companies” under the...more