{"id":57661,"date":"2024-12-27T21:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T21:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=57661"},"modified":"2025-12-31T17:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T17:07:24","slug":"corporate-transparency-act-blocked-again-by-fifth-circuit","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/publications\/corporate-transparency-act-blocked-again-by-fifth-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Transparency Act Blocked (Again) by Fifth Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CTA-update-12.27-Header.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Three days after a motions&nbsp;panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government\u2019s emergency motion for a temporary stay on a Texas district court\u2019s nationwide preliminary injunction blocking&nbsp;the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (\u201cCTA\u201d), a merits panel has vacated part of the motion panel\u2019s order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 23, the emergency panel granted the government\u2019s emergency motion for a temporary stay of the injunction, allowing the CTA\u2019s enforcement to proceed while the government\u2019s appeal is pending. On December 24, the plaintiffs filed their petition with the Fifth Circuit for rehearing en banc, following the Fifth Circuit\u2019s decision to stay the injunction. They requested a ruling no later than January 6, 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 26, a merits panel on the Fifth Circuit vacated the part of the emergency panel\u2019s earlier order granting the government\u2019s motion to stay the preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the CTA and its reporting rule. <strong>This decision suspends enforcement of the CTA, which means reporting companies are not currently required to file Beneficial Ownership (\u201cBOI\u201d) reports with FinCEN by the required <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/publications\/fincen-extends-deadlines-for-filing-boi-reports-required-under-the-corporate-transparency-act\/\"><strong>deadlines<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The merits panel will now consider the government\u2019s appeal on an expedited timeline. Dinsmore will continue to monitor this situation and provide relevant updates as they become available<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, entities should continue evaluating their CTA compliance requirements and gather the necessary information to be prepared to file BOI reports in case the filing deadlines are reinstated. Dinsmore\u2019s previous coverage on determining whether your entity must file, and what information is required in the filing, can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/publications\/the-corporate-transparency-act-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-dinsmore-can-help\/\">here<\/a>. Additionally, a template of the BOI Report can be downloaded&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/boiefiling.fincen.gov\/fileboir\">here<\/a>, which entities may file directly through FinCEN\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any additional CTA compliance questions, please contact your Dinsmore attorney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three days after a motions&nbsp;panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government\u2019s emergency motion for a temporary stay on a Texas district court\u2019s nationwide preliminary injunction blocking&nbsp;the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (\u201cCTA\u201d), a merits panel has vacated part of the motion panel\u2019s order. 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