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File your Beneficial Ownership Information Report on time

File your Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) on time

File your Beneficial Ownership Info Report (BOIR) on time

To avoid criminal and civil penalties, businesses must file a report with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) as early as the first 90 days after forming. We can file for you and, with our experienced specialists, help ensure your compliance. Starts at $149.

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Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR)

File with an authorized FinCEN BOIR filer—we'll help you comply with the rule under the Corporate Transparency Act.

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Timely filing of your required Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) report, with submission confirmation
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Annual reports to satisfy ongoing state filing requirements
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Why use LegalZoom to file a Beneficial Ownership Information Report?

You only have a limited time to file a Beneficial Ownership Info Report. With fast and accurate filings, support from our specialists, and ongoing compliance services, we’ve helped 2+ million businesses stay compliant.

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Get peace of mind with our Accurate Filing Guarantee and compliance specialists, who help businesses stay in good standing with the government and are available to answer questions.

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Avoid mistakes & penalties

Not filing a report correctly and on time could result in criminal and civil penalties. As an authorized FinCEN BOIR filer, we’ll help ensure your filing meets federal requirements to avoid liability & fees.

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Get compliant quickly

Satisfy the federal reporting requirement for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in less time with our help—only 12 minutes from start to finish, and check compliance off your to-do list.

What is beneficial ownership reporting?

You’re required to file identifying information about beneficial owners, or the individuals who directly or indirectly own or control your company, with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in order to satisfy the Corporate Transparency Act.
 The Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule went into effect Jan. 1, 2024, and many reporting companies have critical deadlines to file this year. It’s important to understand this new law given the severity of criminal and civil penalties for failure to file, which include imprisonment and fines.

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How to complete the Beneficial Ownership Report in 3 easy steps

To avoid the civil and criminal penalties, reporting companies must report information about those who own or control the business by the federal deadline. We can help you easily and accurately meet those requirements on time.

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Tell us about your beneficial owners

Answer a few simple questions about the individuals who own or control your business so your report is personalized and accurate.

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We create and file the report for you

We’ll prepare a personalized report that satisfies the requirements of the federal reporting mandate, and we’ll file it for you.

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Receive confirmation of your filed report

Once we file your personalized report with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), we’ll provide confirmation.

Why get help with the Beneficial Ownership Information Report?

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Avoid serious penalties

Prevent criminal and civil penalties, including imprisonment for up to two years and/or fines up to $10,000, and civil fines of up to $591/day.

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Focus on what matters

Concentrate on your business instead of navigating the complexities of a new federally mandated rule under the Corporate Transparency Act.
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Enjoy peace of mind

Feel confident and secure about your business, knowing your report is filed on time and you’re in compliance with the law.

What's the Corporate Transparency Act?

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, this is federal legislation created to curb illicit finances and boost transparency around company ownership structures. This helps the government crack down on financial crimes and fraud, such as money laundering, corruption, human trafficking, drug trafficking, tax fraud, and fraud against employees, customers, and other businesses.


Under this Act, the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule requires reporting companies to file information on each beneficial owner with the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). This means reporting companies must identify and document any person who holds a 25% or greater ownership interest or exercises substantial control over the company.


Reporting info on beneficial owners supports the ongoing focus and efforts of the U.S. government to deter corporations who would hide or benefit from actions that harm others. FinCEN has developed a database that holds information about each beneficial owner documented by a reporting company.


It’s important to understand this new rule given the severity of criminal and civil penalties for failure to file, which include imprisonment and fines.

Who is a beneficial owner?

Beneficial owners are individuals who directly or indirectly: (1) own or control at least 25% of your company’s ownership interests, or (2) exercise substantial control over your business. Common examples of beneficial owners of a reporting company can include the following:

  • An important decision-maker for the reporting company
  • A senior officer (president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general counsel, chief operating officer, or any other officer with a similar function)
  • An individual with the authority to appoint or remove certain officers or a majority of directors (or similar body) of the reporting company

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What are the penalties for not filing?
Each business is responsible for filing a Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR), which includes the individuals who control or own the business. However, a beneficial owner of a business who willfully fails to follow the reporting requirement and filing rules will face personal liability in the form of both criminal and civil penalties for noncompliance.

Failure to comply can lead to criminal penalties of imprisonment for up to two years and/or a fine of up to $10,000, and a civil penalty of up to $591 per day.

It’s critical for reporting companies to file before the deadline to avoid penalties. Existing businesses, or reporting companies created or registered to do business in the U.S. before Jan. 1, 2024, have until Jan. 1, 2025 to file.

Newly created reporting companies, or businesses that formed in 2024, have 90 calendar days from the date of formation to file. This means 90 days from the date of receiving actual or public notice that your business is officially registered.

Even if a reporting company files the report on time, penalties can be imposed if the report does not include the correct information. It is critical that the reporting company’s filing is accurate and includes all the required information about the company, its formation, and its beneficial owners. We can help you ensure accurate filing with a simplified reporting and filing process, satisfying the federal mandate.

What's in the Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR)?
The report includes several pieces of information about the reporting company, such as its full legal name, any trade or DBA names, its address, federal tax ID number (or EIN), and the jurisdiction where it was either created or registered.

The report also includes the owners’ full legal names, birth dates, current addresses, images of acceptable identification documents (such as a passport or driver's licenses), along with the issuing jurisdiction and the document's ID number.

Reporting companies that were created on or after Jan. 1, 2024 must also submit information about the individuals who formed the company. This means any person who filed your entity formation documents (known as the applicant), even if they aren't one of the beneficial owners, must provide all the same information as a beneficial owner.

Using our service simplifies the process for reporting and filing the required information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, saving you time and stress related to deadlines and accurate filing of your report.

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How are LLCs impacted by the new federal mandate?
Owners of a limited liability company (LLC) need to file the new report with the federal agency and provide basic contact information about the company and its owners (known as members). This requirement applies to single-member and multi-member LLCs.
Who's exempt from filing a report?
Most small business entities are not exempt from this requirement. Entities that are exempt from having to file a Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) include publicly traded companies, tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, certain large operating companies, and others that meet specific requirements.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network lists 23 types of exempt entities that do not qualify as reporting companies and certain individuals that can’t be listed as a beneficial owner under the reporting requirement.
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