On December 27, 2024, a different panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order vacating the earlier order of December 23, 2024, granting a stay of the preliminary injunction. For more detail and...more
12/30/2024
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Business Entities ,
Business Ownership ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Filing Requirements ,
FinCEN ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Stays
On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Department of Justice’s motion to lift the December 3, 2024 injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Texas Top Cop...more
12/27/2024
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Business Entities ,
Business Ownership ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
FinCEN ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Stays
On December 3, 2024, in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the...more
The U.S. Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) to establish and maintain a national registry of beneficial owners of entities that are considered to be “reporting companies.” Historically, the U.S. has lagged...more
Since the Corporate Transparency Act took effect on January 1, 2024, scammers have seized the opportunity to send notices to owners of recently formed companies offering “filing services.” In response to these scams, FinCEN...more
5/1/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Corruption ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Scams ,
Tax Evasion
Beginning January 1, 2024, certain privately held companies, known as “reporting companies,” will be required to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report to identify, and provide personal information about, their...more
11/7/2023
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Corruption ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shell Corporations