With the Corporate Transparency Act hopefully in our rearview mirrors, I decided to take a brief break from my ongoing series on Subchapter S and report on a different topic. In the last few weeks, the Magistrate Division of the
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A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary: Part XVI – Changes in Ownership During the Taxable Year
Now that the scurrying around and worrying relative to developments impacting the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) that were coming at us with laser speed are on a slow simmer, I can turn my attention back to my multi-part series on…
March Madness Is Usually All About College Basketball, But It Turns Out That the Corporate Transparency Act Is Taking Center Stage This Month
It was about 5:30 p.m. PT last Friday, March 21, 2025, and I was about to sign off from my computer after a long week and turn my attention to college basketball, when I received an email from FinCEN. The…
The Corporate Transparency Act May Be on Life Support, But It Is Not Dead
I was hoping to take a short breather from covering the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). However, I am getting several inquiries from attorneys and business owners, asking if they have missed anything with respect to the CTA and more specifically…
Updates to the Corporate Transparency Act Are Coming in at a Rapid Fire – Treasury Issued a Huge Change in the Trajectory of the New Law
If you feel punch-drunk from the rapid-fire updates to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), you are not alone. It is hard to keep up with the madness surrounding this law.
Hoping not to stupefy readers, I will address what I…
FinCEN Delivers Some Good News About Its Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act
On Thursday, February 27, 2025, FinCEN announced that it will not issue any penalties or pursue enforcement action against reporting companies for the mere failure to meet the current filing deadlines. That news for many is like the title to…
Oh Geez! The Corporate Transparency Act’s Turbulent Rollercoaster Ride Continues
I was hoping that I could report to my readers that the turbulent and lengthy ride of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was, one way or another, finally over! Unfortunately, I am unable to deliver that news today. Instead, I…
A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary: Part XV – Being an Active Participant in the Trade or Business of an S Corporation Has Its Advantages
In this Part XV of my multi-part series on some of the not-so-obvious aspects of Subchapter S, I explore a potential advantage that the S corporation has over the C corporation.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as modified…
The Crazy Rollercoaster Ride of the Corporate Transparency Act Continues – FinCEN Issues a Reporting Update
As I reported yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. et al v. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States et al., lifted the Fifth Circuit’s injunction, that had been preventing the government from…
The Drama Surrounding the Corporate Transparency Act Has Now Reached the U.S. Supreme Court
I last reported on December 27, 2024, that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) hit yet another speed bump. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) put the CTA on ice as of December 24, 2024,…