After almost 18 months of uncertainty and confusion with respect to the implementation and enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), on Friday, March 21, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes...more
On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an unsigned order in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-40792, reversing its prior December 23 order lifting the preliminary injunction...more
12/30/2024
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Shortly after publication of our December 23, 2024 Client Alert regarding the Fifth Circuit’s reinstatement of the CTA, FinCEN issued guidance administratively extending the deadlines for certain BOI Report filings. Most...more
12/27/2024
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Yesterday afternoon, on December 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a per curiam opinion (signed by Judges Stewart, Hayes and Higginson) staying the preliminary injunction previously entered in the...more
12/24/2024
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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining the enforcement of the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) (31 U.S.C. § 5336) and the...more
12/5/2024
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