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Like Tom, I wonder how FinCEN is going to handle this. If you're on their notification list you know that they did send an email this afternoon, but it was a puff piece about nominations to the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group. Not that this wasn't important, but the communication failed to address the main thing that's on everyone's mind. I took a peek at their news site and there was no mention of this court case there either.

@mcb39 Are you still struggling with this? Do you need some help? I got through it and it was not as bad as I thought. Let me know if you need help. Tom Longview, TX

Supposed to be nationwide. However, very confusing since the judge in Alabama said he couldn't expand to everyone and this Texas judge says he can. They are both in the same federal circuit (5th?) so very different rulings. I expect Fincen to come out with a statement that they are appealing and that they expect taxpayers to comply with their rules during the legal process. Tom Longview, TX

Done and in. Not so bad. Tom Longview, TX

I believe what Judy says is correct. I think you are reading a little too much into this. What it means is that each year you will have to add that year to the app, not re-download the actual app.

ProSystem fx (also WK) has a list of recommended authenticators that are supposed to work with my software. I started with the WK Authenticator, thinking it would be the most efficient with WK software. Not. Tech Support couldn't get me working. Techie liked the MS Authenticator, so I downloaded that. Support moved me up to the next tier. Still locked out of my very expensive software. Third tier support was supposed to call me. I called in my IT guy. He likes BitWarden. Got me running in minutes. (He took the other two authenticators off my phone.) I can finally get into my software, prior years too. Don't know why they have to make it so hard for us old ladies who grew up long before PCs and smart phones! I know it's NOT hard for the hackers.

December 3, 2024 Press Release NFIB’s lawsuit challenged the Corporate Transparency Act and beneficial ownership reporting requirements WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 3, 2024) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) applauds today’s decision in the case Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al. at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The Court granted NFIB’s request for a preliminary injunction, blocking the U.S. Department of Treasury from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements. “This ruling is a huge victory for small businesses nationwide, and just in time” said Beth Milito, Executive Director of NFIB’s Small Business Legal Center. “For many Main Street small businesses, they were a mere four weeks away from the deadline to file their information in accordance with the CTA. The BOI reporting requirements are a harmful invasion of small business owners’ privacy and a misuse of their valuable time. Thankfully, the Court agreed and granted a preliminary injunction, giving small business owners a reprieve from this burdensome rule.” NFIB’s lawsuit argues that the CTA is unconstitutional in that it exceeds Congress’s authority over the states, improperly compels speech and contradicts the right of anonymous association guaranteed by the First Amendment, and violates the Fourth Amendment by forcing the disclosure of private information. NFIB partnered with The Center for Individual Rights (CIR) and filed the lawsuit with the Texas Top Cop Shop, Data Comm for Business, Mustardseed Livestock, Russell Straayer, and Libertarian Party of Mississippi. Because NFIB and its nearly 300,000 members were a party to this case, the judge blocked enforcement of the BOI reporting requirements nationwide. This reaffirms the power that NFIB members hold when they stand up and speak out in protection of their rights. The NFIB Small Business Legal Center protects the rights of small business owners in the nation’s courts. NFIB is currently active in more than 40 cases in federal and state courts across the country and in the U.S. Supreme Court. Tom Longview, TX

Install ATX on your system. Download the authenticator to your mobile device. Open ATX 2024 and create your password. It should bring up a screen with the QR box to scan and a box to enter the initial authenticator code. Leave this screen open and go to #4. On your phone, open the authenticator and click the + button and point the camera at the QR box. It should scan the QR and automatically set up "ATX 2024...." and generate a numeric code to enter into the ATX program. This is the initial code that pairs your software with your mobile device. Enter that code into the box in the ATX software that you opened in step #3. It should be paired now. From then on when you open ATX, you will enter your password and then it will ask for a 6-digit code from the authenticator. Open the authenticator and look for the one that says "ATX 2024" and it should have the 6-digit code to enter. That code is good for 30 seconds and will automatically refresh every 30 secs. Make sure the clocks on the computer and the mobile device are the same, otherwise the codes will not be in sync and may not work because of the 30 second refresh rate.

Excerpt from the legal firm KUTAKROCK: "Note that the court’s injunction is nationwide and is not limited to the plaintiffs in the case. By contrast, on March 1, 2024, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Alabama entered an order declaring the CTA unconstitutional and permanently enjoining the government from enforcing the CTA against only the named plaintiffs in that case1. "

@DevM Thank you so much. That helped a lot. Simple instructions work best. Appreciate you. Tom Longview, TX

Is this preliminary injunction still just for NFIB members/parties?

I use MS Authenticator and have zero issues with it. I use it both on my desktop as well as my laptop using Drake with zero issues. I have it set up for the Admin as well as my own personal log in. Once you get use to it, it really isn't that difficulty just a bit annoying!

Create another user and setup MFA for each. That is what I have done for me and my wife. I think default is 3 users. If not there is room for one user besides Admin. i used Microsoft authenticator. Setup is easy.. download MS authenticator. click on + sign click other and scan QR code. Devm

Today's email from Drake say that the initial release for 2024 is now available.

So, it turns out I already have MS Authenticator on my personal phone from a prior employer. I guess I am going with that one. Wish me luck. Tom Longview, TX

Are you saying that the Samsung Scanner app won't work, because it doesn't. I just want to close my eyes and cry. At my age, technology has suddenly left me sitting in the weeds.