ViewpointsOpinionWhy Small Businesses Cheer as Judge Strikes Down ‘Transparency’ LawSavePrintFile photograph of a judge's gavel. Andrew Harnik/Pool/Getty ImagesDavid Burton3/21/2024|Updated: 3/24/20240:00X 1CommentaryLawmakers snuck the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) into the 1,480-page National Defense Authorization Act in 2021.Share this articleLeave a commentDavid BurtonAuthorDavid R. Burton focuses on tax matters, securities law, entitlements and regulatory and administrative law issues as The Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in economic policy.Author’s Selected Articles‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Is Euphemism for Big Government Socialism, Higher PricesAug 03, 2022