Ridgeline Law Office, Inc.

04/28/2025

Unlock your business potential with tailored legal strategies that empower your growth. Our expert team is here to guide you through every step of your entrepreneurial journey, ensuring you make informed decisions with confidence.

03/05/2025

FinCEN Delays Enforcement of BOI Reporting Under CTA

On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that “it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies base...

02/24/2025

BOI Reporting Required Again Under CTA

Reporting beneficial ownership information under the Corporate Transparency Act, summarized in a prior Note, is once again required of certain legal entities.

12/27/2024

BOI reporting under CTA (still) on hold...

Succinctly, the beneficial ownership information reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act, summarizing in a prior Note, are still on hold, but the courts have been active during the past week.

12/09/2024

The CTA's BOI reporting requirement was suspended last week, but whether the injunction will be sustained or overturned is unknown.

We are alerting our clients and friends to a recent new development that affects all reporting companies subject to reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). A district court in Texas last week e...

12/02/2024

Entities formed before January 1, 2024 must file their initial reports before January 1, 2025.

Entities formed on or after January 1, 2024 and before January 1, 2025 must file their initial reports within 90 days.

Entities formed on or after January 1, 2025 will be required to file their initial reports within 30 days.

Any updates to report changed information must be filed within 30 days.

In September 2022, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its reporting rule implementing Section 6403 of the Corporate Transparency Act to prevent and combat money laundering...

01/31/2024

California codified case law broadly banning noncompetes and now requires employers to notify certain employees of unenforceable restrictions in their employment agreements by February 14.

04/22/2021

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02/02/2021

Celebrating 4 years of today - incorporated Feb. 2, 2017! Thank you to all our clients and colleagues who have made it possible!

10/27/2020

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Employers in California are required to allow their employees time off to vote if they would like to vote in person and do not have sufficient time to vote outside of work, including up to 2 hours without loss of pay. Em...

08/26/2020

Six Things to Know About DBAs/Fictitious Business Names in California

1. What is the difference between a “DBA” or “Doing Business As” and an “FBN” or “Fictitious Business Name”?

07/20/2020

More SF closures.

July 20, 7:15 a.m. San Francisco was added to the state's watch list Friday due to heightened coronavirus transmission and hospitalization rates, and as a result indoor malls are closing in the city Monday.