The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in National Small Business United vs. U.S. Department of the Treasury reversed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama decision, which found that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is constitutional.
On June 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously vacated a rule the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enacted in August 2023 that was intended to protect investors who invest in certain private funds and prevent fraud by the investment advisers to Private Funds.
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As shown in a recent Texas case involving a financial technology (FinTech) business, the rapid advance of online professional services is colliding with states that impose sales tax on cloud computing or data processing. With limited exceptions, states generally do not impose sales tax on most professional services; however, some states are casting their nets