As has been widely reported, U.S. District Court Judge Amos L. Mazzant in early December of last year preliminarily enjoined the CTA and its implementing regulations. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, 2024 WL 5049220 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 5, 2024)....
The CTA Is Dealt Another Blow
Posted on January 14, 2025
Seriously, The CTA Imposes Only "Minimal Burdens"?
Posted on January 09, 2025
American businesses have been experiencing whiplash over the status of the Corporate Transparency Act. In early December of last year, Judge Amos L. Mazzant preliminarily enjoined the CTA and its implementing regulations. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v....
Department Of Treasury Letter Evidences CTA Privacy Threat
Posted on January 06, 2025
As explained in this Alert, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in an abrupt volte-face has reinstated the nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirements. While...
The Brobdingnagian Immodesty Of The CTA
Posted on December 26, 2024
In 1729, the Anglo-Irish clergyman Jonathan Swift devised what he called a "modest proposal" to for preventing the children of poor people from becoming a burden to their parents and country. In a nutshell, he proposed that indigent children "be...
Why Is The FinCEN Continuing To Accept Beneficial Ownership Report Filings?
Posted on December 12, 2024
Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge Amos L. Mazzant preliminarily enjoined the Corporate Transparency Act and its implementing regulations. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, 2024 WL 4953814 (Dec. 03, 2024). Two days later the Department...
Stultitiae Laus - The Corporate Transparency Act
Posted on December 09, 2024
Last week, I wrote about Judge Amos L. Mazzant's decision to preliminarily enjoin the Corporate Transparency Act and its implementing regulations. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, 2024 WL 4953814 (Dec. 03, 2024). I chose to focus on whether...
Court Finds The CTA "Likely Unconstitutional" - Does The Court's Analysis Doom A Federal Corporate Law?
Posted on December 05, 2024
My email inbox has been flooded with questions about Judge Amos L. Mazzant's decision to preliminarily enjoin the Corporate Transparency Act and its implementing regulations. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, 2024 WL 4953814 (Dec. 03, 2024)....
Using A Service To File A Beneficial Ownership Information Report? Be Sure To Read The Small Print
Posted on November 22, 2024
It cannot be gainsaid that the Corporate Transparency Act has been a major headache for millions of business entities. The CTA is part of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, Pub. L. No....
