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The Corporate Transparency Act - Case Law Update and Determining Beneficial Owners

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As discussed in our prior two alerts (found here), effective as of Jan. 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act and rules issued thereunder by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) (collectively, the “CTA”)...more

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Not So Sweet Home Alabama

In a recent opinion out of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, the newly-effective Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) has been found unconstitutional. In National Small Business United v. Janet...more

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Federal Court Declares Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional: Implications and Recommendations for Businesses

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On March 1, 2024, Judge Liles C. Burke of the Northern District of Alabama, Northeastern Division, ruled in U.S. v. Yellen that the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) is unconstitutional. The federal district court found...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Corporate Transparency Act Deemed Unconstitutional in Narrow Alabama District Court Decision

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On March 1, 2024 the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Northeastern Division granted National Small Business United d/b/a the National Small Business Association its motion for summary judgment...more

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Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional and Unenforceable as to NSBA Members

On March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is unconstitutional. The CTA requires many U.S. entities to disclose their individual beneficial...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Constitutional Clash: U.S. District Court Landmark Decision Declares the Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

In 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which will be administered and enforced by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the United States Treasury Department, in an effort to implement...more

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No Exception for the Masses: Update on the Corporate Transparency Act

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As many of you may have seen in the news, on March 1, 2024, a federal district court in Alabama found the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) unconstitutional. The suit, National Small Business United v. Yellen (National Small...more

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In Limited Ruling, CTA Held "Unconstitutional" by U.S. District Court

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On March 1, the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Alabama filed an opinion that rendered the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) unconstitutional. Importantly, the court’s ruling only applies to the plaintiffs in...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional - For some, and for now

On March 1, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama found that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress’ legislative power. The 53-page opinion...more

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Alabama District Court Declares Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

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On March 1, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) exceeds the constitutional limits on Congress’s legislative power and is therefore...more

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Federal District Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

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The National Small Business Association (NSBA) and a small business owner (also a member of the NSBA) filed a lawsuit on Nov. 15, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama challenging the...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act Suffers a Setback (But is Still with Us)

The federal Corporate Transparency Act, or CTA, went into effect on January 1 of this year. In brief, the CTA requires business entities to file information regarding their beneficial owners and persons involved in creating...more

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Client Alert: Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Found Unconstitutional by Federal District Court

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On March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in National Small Business United et al.  v. Janet Yellen et. al., Case No. 5:22-cv-1448-LCB,  held the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) to...more

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Challenge to Corporate Transparency Act Prevails – For Now

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On March 1, 2024, a U.S. District Judge in Alabama issued a judgment holding that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional because it exceeds the Constitution’s limits on Congress’ power. Further, FinCEN is...more

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