On Friday, March 21, 2025, the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued for publication in the Federal Register an “interim final rule” (the “Revised Rule”) that effectively exempts all domestic...more
On February 27, 2025, FinCEN confirmed that it would halt enforcement actions in relation to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) while it developed revised regulations that would prioritize reporting for “those entities...more
As we previously announced, last week FinCEN confirmed that it would halt enforcement actions in relation to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) while it developed revised regulations that would prioritize reporting for...more
Having only announced its extended March 21, 2025 deadline to file beneficial ownership information reports under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) last week, on February 27, 2025, FinCEN confirmed that it would “not...more
On February 18, 2025, in a widely expected decision, the Eastern District of Texas, in the case of Smith v. United States Dep't of the Treasury, 2025 WL 41924 (E.D. Tex.), and following the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court...more
As we previously reported, on January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of the U.S. government in relation to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) – granting an emergency application to...more
2/12/2025
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On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of the U.S. government in relation to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) – granting an emergency application to overturn the nationwide...more
As we previously reported, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Texas Top Cop...more
12/31/2024
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On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the government’s emergency motion and stayed the temporary nationwide injunction that prohibited enforcement of the Corporate Transparency...more
12/27/2024
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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against 31 U.S.C. § 5336 and the enforcement of the beneficial ownership information reporting rule...more
On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against 31 U.S.C. § 5336 and the enforcement of the beneficial ownership information reporting rule...more
12/9/2024
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This is a reminder that the deadline to file initial Beneficial Ownership Information Reports with FinCEN is January 1, 2025 for all non-exempt entities formed or registered to do business in the United States prior to...more
In an evolving (and somewhat disjointed) process, FinCEN has been providing guidance to persons and entities that are responsible for filing required beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reports to FinCEN, as well as to...more
Following consideration of comments received from an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, on February 16, 2024, FinCEN issued a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that for the first time would require non-financed...more
3/18/2024
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On January 1, 2024, new direct reporting requirements to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury, became effective – known as the Corporate Transparency...more
1/31/2024
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Pursuant to the adoption of comprehensive revisions to the U.S. anti-money laundering statutes as part of the Defense Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Defense Act”), on September 30, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement...more
1/8/2024
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