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From the Community Association Institute’s (CAI) Webpage regarding The Corporate Transparency Act

CAI’s Lawsuit:

On September 10th, CAI filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Secretary Janet Yellen, and the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, challenging the application of the Corporate Transparency Act on community associations. This action is being taken to protect our members from the burdensome and unnecessary requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act. Both the lawsuit complaint and motion for preliminary injunction can be found here:
See https://www.caionline.org/advocacy/advocacy-priorities-overview/corporate-transparency-act/

IMPORTANT DATES/FILINGS:

September 7, 2024- Lawsuit … Read the rest

Civil Law

California’s New Price Transparency Law May Reshape Pricing Practices in Broad Range of Industries

Effective July 1, 2024, new California Senate Bill 478 (SB 478)[1] bans the practice of “drip pricing,” where the price for product or service is advertised without including all mandatory fees and charges that consumers must pay.[2] This law applies to nearly all businesses that sell or lease goods and services to California consumers[3], excluding only commercial transactions and certain industries that are already subject to pricing regulations. The ramifications of SB 478 are likely to significantly impact advertising and pricing … Read the rest

Civil Law

Federal court finds the Corporate Transparency Act unconstitutional: Is compliance still required?

Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) as an anti-money-laundering initiative in 2021. Absent an applicable exemption,[1] the CTA requires all entities formed or registered to do business in the US (reporting companies) to report their beneficial ownership[2] to the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

In National Small Business United v. Yellen, No. 5:22-cv-01448 (N.D. Ala.), the National Small Business Association (NSBA) and one of its members brought a suit in the US District Court of the Northern … Read the rest

Civil Law

The Corporate Transparency Act: Will it Impact You?

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will affect most small, privately held businesses starting January 1, 2024. Does the CTA apply to you?

What is the CTA?
The CTA, a law enacted by Congress, will require certain business entities to disclose beneficial ownership information to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The purpose of the act is to combat financial crimes, including money laundering, terrorism, human and drug trafficking and tax evasion by creating a centralized … Read the rest

Civil Law

South Korea’s FSS Introduces New ESG Rating Guidelines to Enhance Transparency

On January 15, 2023, South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (“FSS”) issued new guidelines (the “Guidelines”) (Korean language only) to enhance transparency on the methods and procedures used by credit rating agencies to perform ESG bond certification evaluations. In announcing the Guidelines, the FSS noted that, prior to their introduction, there were no specific rules or regulations in South Korea covering the ESG certification process. The FSS also indicated that currently it is difficult to compare ESG … Read the rest

Circuit Courts

Judicial Conference Adopts Transparency Measures

Taking steps to increase transparency and public access, the federal Judiciary’s policy making body today approved automating the release of judges’ financial disclosure reports, amending its conflict screening policy, and expanding the scope of its audio streaming pilot project.
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Civil Law

Tax Meets ESG: Shareholder Activism Expanding to Tax Transparency

In a recent Legal Update[1], we discussed the emerging intersection between Tax and ESG and highlighted the various external stakeholders pressuring for greater visibility into the global tax positions of multinational companies (MNEs). One increasingly vocal stakeholder group is activist shareholders. Recently, a group of institutional investors of a Fortune 50 company initiated a shareholder proposal calling for the company to publicly disclose where and how much tax it pays around the world. This is only the latest in what … Read the rest

Supreme Court

Term limits, transparency, and other proposed Supreme Court fixes

Gabe Roth, the executive director of Fix the Court, discusses the Biden court commission’s final report and why he believes term limits are the superior court reform.

If you have questions about the court, the justices, or an upcoming case, please email us at scotustalk@scotusblog.com. We may answer your question on a future episode of SCOTUStalk.

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