Recent Amendments to Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (BOIR) Regulations (as of March 21, 2025) Late Friday evening, March 21, 2025, FinCEN implemented significant amendments to the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (BOIR) regulations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), limiting the scope of the beneficial ownership information (BOI) filing requirements to foreign entities only and […]
U.S. Trade Representative Proposes Up to $1.5 Million Dollar Vessel Entrance Fee on Chinese Built Vessels Entering U.S. Ports and Phased Requirement to Export Increasing Percentage of U.S. Goods on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-operated and U.S.-built Vessels. Author: Rachel Amster Summary. On Friday, February 21, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued a notice […]
Late Sunday evening, March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department announced that it is suspending the enforcement of the imposition of fines and penalties under the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) against U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies. While the enforcement of the CTA will not be pursued against those reporting companies who do not file, compliance […]
Earlier this week the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., Case No. 6:24-cv-00336 (E.D. Tex.), stayed its preliminary injunction enjoining the reporting rules contained in the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). Accordingly, and absent any changes between now and the […]
GKG Law Wins Major Victory for NVO Against Shipper Who Refused to Pay Detention and Demurrage Charges By John H. Kester GKG Law recently prevailed in an action brought against a non-vessel operating common carrier (“NVO”) before the Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC” or the “Commission”) by a shipper alleging violations of the Shipping Act of […]
GKG Law’s litigation team recently prevailed on behalf of an international logistics company in a complaint filed in New Jersey claiming misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of federal and New Jersey law, breaches of contract and various business torts by a former employee of the logistics company while he was still employed. On January […]
Trump Administration Telegraphs Sweeping Trade Policy Changes Affecting Shippers NVOs By John H. Kester The President signed 26 Executive Orders (“E.O.s”) on Monday relating, inter alia, to immigration, gang violence, and foreign aid. In addition, however, the Administration issued an America First Trade Policy memorandum, referencing numerous potential trade policy changes. Those potential changes would […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the webinar scheduled for today, January 15, 2025, will be held January 29, 2025, 2-3pm EST. Please see the below announcement if you have not already registered. GKG’s Business Aviation and Tax Group presents, “Maximizing Deductibility of Aircraft Operating Expenses and Depreciation.” (January 29, 2025, 2-3pm ET). An overview of the […]
FTC Appeals Nationwide Stay of Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses Richard Bar, Rachel Amster In October of 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appealed a federal Texas District Court’s (Texas Court) order setting aside the FTC’s Non-Compete Clause Rule (Rule) which banned almost all new noncompete clauses. The Texas Court’s set aside applied nationwide and prevents […]
GKG Law’s Business Aviation & Tax Webinar Presentation January 15, 2025 (2pm – 3pm ET): “Maximizing Deductibility of Aircraft Operating Expenses and Depreciation.” GKG’s Business Aviation and Tax Group will provide an overview of the most significant tax provisions that limit the deductibility of aircraft operating expenses and depreciation, and best practices for recordkeeping and compliance. […]