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Upcoming Deadline for Beneficial Ownership Information Reports Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

Effective January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) requires many U.S. businesses to disclose information regarding their beneficial owners. Failure to comply with the Act can result in significant civil and...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act: Key Deadline Fast Approaching and Other Recent Updates for Companies

If your business has not yet focused on the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), it is time to do so. Every entity formed or registered in the U.S. before January 1, 2024, must file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports...more

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Treasury Asks the Eleventh Circuit to Uphold the CTA and Congressional Authority

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We previously blogged on the lawsuit filed by the National Small Business Association (“NSBA”) and one of its individual members, which sought to challenge the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Most...more

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Challenges to the Corporate Transparency Act

The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), which became effective on January 1, 2024, requires certain domestic and foreign companies doing business in the United States to file a beneficial ownership report with the U.S....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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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Corporate Transparency Act Guidelines - April 2024

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The Corporate Transparency Act’s (the “CTA”) reporting requirements are effective as of January 1, 2024. As a result, many companies in the United States will have to report information about their beneficial owners, i.e.,...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

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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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The Corporate Transparency Act - NSBU v. Yellen

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In a key development relating to the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), on March 1, 2024, U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke of the Northern District of Alabama issued a memorandum opinion and final judgment ruling the...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

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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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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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Part 4: Addressing and Demystifying Common Denials Surrounding the Upcoming CTA

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CTA Denial #4: “That can’t be constitutional.” A lone small business advocacy group, National Small Business United (affiliated with the National Small Business Association), has filed suit against the U.S. Department of...more

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