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What California Professionals Need to Know About Fee Postponement

What California Professionals Need to Know About Fee Postponement

What California Professionals Need to Know About Fee Postponement

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Posted on February 24, 2025, by Elisa Jean-Newman in Business Compliance.

California professionals can now benefit from temporary financial relief through Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-15-25. The order allows professionals to postpone their Department of Consumer Affairs license renewal fees until 2026 if their licenses expire between January 1, … Read more

BOI Reporting Requirements Reinstated: What Businesses Need to Know

BOI Reporting Requirements Reinstated: What Businesses Need to Know

BOI Reporting Requirements Reinstated: What Businesses Need to Know

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Posted on February 19, 2025, by Elisa Jean-Newman in Business Compliance.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has reinstated the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) following a recent court decision. After a temporary injunction halted enforcement of these rules, … Read more

Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA): What It Means for Businesses

Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA): What It Means for Businesses

Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA): What It Means for Businesses

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Posted on January 24, 2025, by Elisa Jean-Newman in Business Compliance.

Yesterday, January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court enacted a stay to the pivotal federal anti-money laundering law, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), signaling a strengthened commitment to combating financial crimes in the United States. This decision reverses a lower court … Read more

Extended Deadline for NY CHAR500 Due to Hurricane Disruptions

Extended Deadline for NY CHAR500 Due to Hurricane Disruptions

Extended Deadline for NY CHAR500 Due to Hurricane Disruptions

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Posted on January 7, 2025, by Elisa Jean-Newman in Business Compliance, Fundraising and Grants.

In response to the severe impact of recent hurricanes, the New York Attorney General’s Charities Bureau has issued an extension for the CHAR500 filing deadline. This decision provides much-needed relief to nonprofit organizations grappling with recovery efforts while managing regulatory … Read more

Enforcement of BOI Reporting Requirements Suspended Once Again: What Businesses Need to Know

Enforcement of BOI Reporting Requirements Suspended Once Again: What Businesses Need to Know

Enforcement of BOI Reporting Requirements Suspended Once Again: What Businesses Need to Know

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Posted on December 31, 2024, by Elisa Jean-Newman in Business Compliance.

In a dramatic turn of events, the enforcement of Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) has been suspended following a recent federal court decision. This marks the second time that the CTA has been … Read more

FinCEN Resumes Enforcement of BOI Reporting Requirements: Urgent Action Required of Millions of Businesses

FinCEN Resumes Enforcement of BOI Reporting Requirements: Urgent Action Required of Millions of Businesses

FinCEN Resumes Enforcement of BOI Reporting Requirements: Urgent Action Required of Millions of Businesses

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Posted on December 23, 2024, by Elisa Jean-Newman in Business Compliance.

In the latest turn of events, the CTA survives its most significant legal challenge to date. Per the latest ruling, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is enforceable, and new deadlines have been introduced to accommodate the period during which enforcement … Read more

Where We Stand on BOI Reporting: Less Than Two Weeks Left in the Year

Where We Stand on BOI Reporting: Less Than Two Weeks Left in the Year

Where We Stand on BOI Reporting: Less Than Two Weeks Left in the Year

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Posted on December 18, 2024, by Elisa Jean-Newman in Business Compliance.

As the end of 2024 approaches, US businesses are navigating the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (BOIR) requirements mandated by FinCEN. With less than two weeks left, now is the time to understand the latest updates, trends, and strategies to meet … Read more

Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Temporarily Blocked: What You Need to Know

Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Temporarily Blocked: What You Need to Know

Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Temporarily Blocked: What You Need to Know

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Posted on December 10, 2024, by Elisa Jean-Newman in Business Compliance.

On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary nationwide injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act, pausing its requirement for filing beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports.

Judge Amos L. Mazzant III ruled … Read more

New Pennsylvania Annual Report Filing Requirement Impacts Most Organizations

New Pennsylvania Annual Report Filing Requirement Impacts Most Organizations

New Pennsylvania Annual Report Filing Requirement Impacts Most Organizations

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Posted on November 27, 2024, by Elisa Jean-Newman in Business Compliance, Industry News.

Beginning January 2025, business entities registered in Pennsylvania must file an annual report with the Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Corporations. The change was initiated on November 3, 2022, with the signing of 2022 Act 122.

This new … Read more

Understanding Nebraska’s New Professional Services Requirements

Understanding Nebraska’s New Professional Services Requirements

Understanding Nebraska’s New Professional Services Requirements

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Posted on November 25, 2024, by Chris Masterson in Business Compliance.

In a significant regulatory update, the state of Nebraska recently announced that they will no longer consider architecture and engineering to be professional services for the sake of forming or qualifying a professional corporation or professional LLC. This has significant … Read more