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Entities That 'Cease to Exist' Must Still Comply With the Corporate Transparency Act

On Monday, July 8, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released additional FAQs specifying that a reporting company (i.e., a company to which no exemption applies) created or...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

The Corporate Transparency Act and its Application to Estates and Trusts: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

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The recently implemented Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) requires that certain entities report information about themselves and their “beneficial ownership” to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United...more

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Corporate Transparency Act: Beware of Filing Scams

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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

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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

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Court Decision Doesn’t Affect Corporate Transparency Act Requirements for Most Companies and Real Estate Investors

On March 1, 2024 a United States District Court in Alabama held in National Small Business United dba National Small Business Association v. Yellen (NSBA Case) that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional. ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

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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

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

What Is The Corporate Transparency Act?

The Corporate Transparency Act was passed by Congress with bipartisan support in 2021 and went into effect on January 1, 2024. Broadly speaking, the law requires private companies to file a report with the Department of...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act

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Effective January 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) will require certain newly formed and pre-existing entities to submit information regarding their beneficial owners...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: Will it Impact You?

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will affect most small, privately held businesses starting January 1, 2024. Does the CTA apply to you? What is the CTA? The CTA, a law enacted by Congress, will require certain business...more

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The Corporate Transparency Act: Is it Really Happening?

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The U.S. government just averted a government shutdown this past Saturday (or at least punted for another 45 days). In the last three weeks all signals from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) suggests the...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Business Obligations Under the Corporate Transparency Act: What You Need to Know

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted to enhance corporate transparency and combat illicit activities such as money laundering and tax evasion. While the primary focus of the CTA is unearthing those involved in...more

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Shining a Light on the Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN’s Rules for Beneficial Ownership Reporting

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On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Congress passed the CTA to...more

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DOJ Secures First Ever Conviction for Violating FATCA

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has secured its first conviction ever under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, through the guilty plea of Adrian Baron, a former executive of Loyal Bank Ltd., a bank with...more

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FinCEN Issues New Beneficial Ownership Regulations

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Under the dark cover of the Panama Papers scandal, FinCEN moved quickly to issue its beneficial; ownership regulations. For all of the US regulatory and financial industry bluster, it is about time. The United States stands...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

In Wake of the Panama Papers, Treasury Proposes New Reporting Requirements for Foreign-Owned Legal Entities

On May 10, 2016, the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations that, if approved, will require business entities formed in the United States that are owned by a single foreign person to obtain an employer identification...more

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New FinCEN Rule Requires Heightened Identification Procedures and Anti-Money Laundering Diligence

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A new Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) rule under the Bank Secrecy Act will require institutions to more specifically identify legal entity customers and increase anti-money laundering diligence. The rule will...more

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FinCEN Finalizes Beneficial Ownership Identification Rules

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As part of the U.S. Treasury Department's ongoing efforts to prevent bad actors from using U.S. companies to conceal money laundering, tax evasion, and other illicit financial activities, the Financial Crimes Enforcement...more

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