As discussed in our last Corporate Transparent Act (CTA) update, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on March 2 that it planned to issue an interim rule excluding U.S. companies and citizens from CTA reporting obligations. The Financial Crimes Enforcement
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Trump Administration Proposes Eliminating CTA Requirements for All U.S. Companies
We noted in our last Corporate Transparent Act (CTA) update that on February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department, announced that it would not take any enforcement actions against any company…
FinCEN Pauses All CTA Filing Obligations and Will Issue New Rules
Amid various ongoing litigation concerning the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) had announced on February 19, 2025, that it was extending the CTA beneficial ownership information filing deadline for most companies…
Remaining Injunction Pausing Corporate Transparency Act is Lifted; FinCEN Extends General Filing Deadline to March 21; Statute’s Future Remains Uncertain
As previously reported (see CTA client alert), on January 23, 2025, in Texas Top Cop Shop v. Bondi, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed an injunction barring enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), but a different Texas trial…
Trump Administration Continues Defense of Corporate Transparency Act, Indicates FinCEN’s Flexibility On Deadlines And Scope
As of our last client update on the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) litigation (see CTA client alert), the U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 ruling, lifted a nationwide injunction issued by a Texas trial court in Texas Top…
U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Initial Injunction Against Enforcement Of Corporate Transparency Act, But A Separate Injunction Continues To Halt Implementation
The long and winding road of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) litigation (as discussed in our most recent CTA client alert) has taken another turn, and this time companies are driving blind. On New Year’s Eve, the U.S.…
Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2025
2025 promises to be another turbulent year for boards of directors. On the heels of a historically unprecedented election, companies are still ramping up compliance with the ambitious agenda of the outgoing administration while simultaneously bracing for the changes promised…
Fifth Circuit Pauses District Court CTA Injunction; FinCEN Extends Filing Deadline to January 13, 2025
DOJ Appeals CTA Injunction; FinCEN Suspends Filing Requirement
As outlined in our prior update, on December 3, 2024, a Texas federal district court issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its implementing regulations from taking effect nationwide. …
Federal District Court Enjoins Enforcement of U.S. Corporate Transparency Act
We want to make you aware that yesterday, a Texas federal district court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the effectiveness of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its implementing regulations, which require certain companies (including certain non-U.S. companies…