The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA or the Act) is back in play. In an Order released on Feb. 17, 2025, a federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas stayed its Order from Jan. 7, 2025, which had enjoined...more
On Jan. 23, 2025, the United States Supreme Court reinstated a stay on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Dec. 26, 2024, decision, which had upheld a lower court’s nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate...more
1/28/2025
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In a surprising reversal, on December 26, 2024, a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an Order that vacated (effectively reversing) the same court’s order from December 23, 2024, and reinstated a lower court’s...more
12/31/2024
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On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an Order which granted a stay of a lower court’s nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA or the Act). Texas Top Cop...more
12/27/2024
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On December 3, 2024, a federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas issued an order granting a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Texas Top Cop Shop,...more
12/13/2024
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The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA” or the “Act”) became effective as of January 1, 2024. It is the latest effort by the federal government to combat money laundering, tax fraud, and other illegal activity by bad actors. ...more
As we previously reported here, on March 1, 2024, a United States District Court in Alabama entered an injunction against the United States, “permanently” enjoining the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the...more
On March 1, 2024, a United States District Court in Alabama entered an injunction against the United States “permanently” enjoining the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). (See Nat’l Small Business...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA” or the “Act”) is effective as of January 1, 2024. It is the latest effort by the federal government to combat money laundering, tax fraud, and other illegal activity by bad actors. ...more