Amidst a flurry of recent reincorporations—conveniently coined “DExits”—of major corporations such as Dropbox, Tesla, and potentially Meta, Delaware’s future as a corporate safe-haven faces uncertainty. Delaware has long been...more
On March 21, FinCEN released a statement that echoes the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s announcement on March 2, removing all beneficial ownership reporting obligations for U.S. companies and persons under the Corporate...more
3/28/2025
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On February 19, 2025, FinCEN released a statement that BOI reporting obligations under the CTA are back in effect, after a recent U.S. District Court decision in the ongoing case of Smith et al. v. U.S. Department of the...more
2/20/2025
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On Jan. 24, 2025, FinCEN released a statement (screenshot below) acknowledging that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) remains enjoined given yet another injunction that has relieved business owners across the nation from...more
On December 26, 2024, a merits panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the stay entered on December 23, 2024, by its own motions panel against the December 3, 2024, nationwide injunction of the Corporate...more
12/30/2024
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UPDATE: Main Reporting Deadline Extended to January 13, 2025 - On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit issued an order granting a stay of the December 3 nationwide injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) that...more
12/27/2024
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Once again, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) has been met with a judicial roadblock, this time being enjoined nationwide and declared “likely unconstitutional.” On Dec. 3, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Amos L. Mazzant...more