Corporate Transparency Act Update: No Reporting Requirement for US Companies or US Persons for Now
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September 15, 2026
Categories: Corporate Governance
FinCEN has now finalized the significant narrowing of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements that it first adopted on an interim basis in March 2025, including removing the requirement for updating information provided for FinCEN identifiers. At the same time, the constitutional challenge to the CTA remains pending, with a petition asking the US Supreme Court to review the Eleventh Circuit’s decision upholding the statute. For US companies and US persons, the practical takeaway is simple: For now, there is no CTA BOI reporting obligation.
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