Doug Cornelius on compliance for private equity real estate
Following the FinCEN announcement that it was going to ignore the Corporate Transparency Act requirement, the law suffered another loss in a Michigan case. This time the loss was due to a different part of the consitution. Judge Jonker in the Western District Court of Michigan in the Small Business Association of Michigan v. Janet … Read more »
The ups and down of the Corporate Transparency Act and its Beneficial Ownership Information reporting continue to smash compliance and legal departments against their lap bars. The current release from FinCEN feels like another loop-de-loop. On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in the case of Smith, et … Read more »
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network filed its appeal to a ruling issued by Texas District Judge Jeremy Kernodle in the Samantha Smith v. FinCEN case that still blocks the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Treasury Department last month in the Texas Top Cop case challenging the law, but … Read more »
On Monday afternoon, the Fifth Circuit issued and order to stay the nationwide injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act. Filings are now due by the end of the year. UPDATE: And another panel at the Fifth Circuit reversed and let the stay remain in place. Sources: Read more »
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably put a bunch of time into getting ready for compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Information reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act. You already know that there has been a nationwide injunction put in place to temporarily stop implementation of the requirements. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland (E.D. Tex. … Read more »