In the latest twist on the back-and-forth CTA battle, on January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) once again stayed
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enacted in 2021, mandates that companies disclose their true ownership to the Financial Crimes
The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed a Texas judge's injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership reporting requirements. Despite this FinCEN has ruled that companies remain exempt from filing for the time being.
U.S. Supreme Court stays one lower court’s injunction of the CTA, but another lower court’s order still keeps the Act in suspended animation.
The Supreme Court has revived a requirement that owners of millions of small businesses register with an arm of the Treasury Department under an anti-money laundering law.
Small businesses are still not required to register with an agency called the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN — for now
Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act, which requires millions of companies to disclose their true ownership, remains on hold despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Treasury Department.
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for the enforcement of an anti-money laundering federal law that requires corporate entities to disclose the identities of their real beneficial owners to the U.
On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States granted the federal government’s motion to stay the nationwide injunction
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A subsequent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned that injunction, which restored the requirement. Soon after, a separate panel of judges on the Fifth Circuit overturned the decision that lifted the injunction — which, once again, halted implementation of the rule.
Reporting companies covered by the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA's) beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement do not have to file the reports while an injunction remains in place, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN ...