The CWMEB Journal

• posted: Feb. 19, 2025

UPDATE: Latest Developments with the Corporate Transparency Act In the continuing saga that is the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), please be advised that on February 18, 2025 the U.S. District Court Read More

• posted: Jan. 27, 2025

Know the Lingo: Association Intentions & (Naming) Conventions By Brad Barna, Esq. and Edward J. Cush, III, Esq.  Like most of our clients, you likely refer to your community association as “The Read More

• posted: Jan. 27, 2025

It's Midnight. Do You Know How Your Association is Faring? By Melissa Payne, Esq.  Let us set the scene. January 1 has come and gone, the holiday season is long gone, and Read More

• posted: Jan. 27, 2025

Latest Developments with the Corporate Transparency Act The rapidly changing requirements for filing Beneficial Owner Information (“BOI”) reports under the federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) continue. Over the past couple of Read More

• posted: Jan. 23, 2025

UPDATE: Supreme Court Stays Preliminary Injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop Case – But BOI Filing Deadline Remains Paused Due to Separate Injunction UPDATE: We reported yesterday that the U.S. Supreme Read More

• posted: Jan. 06, 2025

Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore & Bunn, P.C., Elects Two New Partners Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore & Bunn, P.C., is pleased to announce that Bradley M. Barna, Esq., and Olga S. Tseliak, Read More

• posted: Jan. 03, 2025

Chadwick-Washington Rolls Out Service to Help Community Associations File Corporate Transparency Act Reports  Due to numerous requests from clients, as well as FinCEN’s failure to grant community associations an exemption, Chadwick, Read More

• posted: Dec. 27, 2024

Update: Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirement Paused (Again). The rapidly changing requirements for Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) reporting continue. Just last week, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Read More

• posted: Dec. 23, 2024

Corporate Transparency Act Beneficial Owner Information Reporting Requirement Reinstated; Deadline Slightly Extended  [Updated 12/24/24] On December 23, 2024, the requirement to comply with the federal Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA") was reinstated, but Read More

• posted: Dec. 04, 2024

At least for now, the requirement to comply with the CTA is postponed.  As our clients know, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires reporting companies –including most community associations – Read More

• posted: Oct. 25, 2024

As we previously reported, the Community Associations Institute filed a lawsuit in federal court to challenge the applicability of the Corporate Transparency Act to community associations nationwide. On October 11, Read More

• posted: Oct. 17, 2024

If you have searched for a question online recently, chances are you have encountered an "AI Overview" or suggestion at the top of the results. Whether through search engines or Read More

• posted: Oct. 17, 2024

As the days grow shorter, the nights longer, and Halloween creeps closer, many in your community may be getting ready for a night of spooky fun and eerie excitement. For Read More

• posted: Sep. 26, 2024

IMPORTANT UPDATE: on 12/26/24, CTA compliance deadlines were paused yet again by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals while it considers the government’s appeal of the nationwide injunction. So, for Read More

• posted: Sep. 23, 2024

On September 10, 2024, the Community Associations Institute (CAI) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Treasury challenging the application of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) filing requirements as Read More

• posted: Sep. 13, 2024

In 2021, Congress adopted the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020.  This anti-corruption law is intended to make it harder for bad actors Read More