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Important Notice: On August 11, 2026, FinCEN issued a final rule that changes the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements.

Under the new rule:

  • U.S. companies are exempt from BOI reporting requirements and therefore, are no longer required to file BOI reports.
  • Only certain foreign companies registered to do business in the U.S. must report BOI.
  • These foreign companies do not need to report BOI for U.S. person beneficial owners or U.S. person company applicants.
  • U.S. persons with a FinCEN ID are not required to update or correct the information they previously submitted to FinCEN.

Some information on this website may be outdated. Please disregard any guidance stating that:

  • U.S. companies or their beneficial owners must report BOI.
  • BOI must be reported for U.S. persons.
  • U.S. persons must update or correct FinCEN ID information.
  • BOI reports were due before April 25, 2025.

For the most current information, please refer to FinCEN's final rule and press release.

Communications Toolkit

Beneficial Ownership Reporting Outreach and Education Toolkit

Laws

Corporate Transparency Act

31 U.S.C. 5336 (Beneficial ownership information reporting requirements)

Regulations

31 CFR 1010.380 (excerpt from Beneficial Ownership information Reporting Requirements Final Rule)

Final Rules

Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision Final Rule  (August 11, 2026)
Update to the Public Utility Exemption Under the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Deadline Extension for Reporting Companies Created or Registered in 2024
Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Reporting Beneficial Ownership Information of Entities
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements Final Rule

Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards Final Rule

Interim Final Rules

Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision and Deadline Extension

Proposed Rules

Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Deadline Extension for Reporting Companies Created or Registered in 2024
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)

Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities NPRM

 

Beneficial Ownership Information Collections

Small Entity Compliance Guides