{"id":5445,"date":"2025-04-21T12:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/if-you-own-an-llc-or-corporation-have-you-filed-your-boir.html"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:58:00","slug":"if-you-own-an-llc-or-corporation-have-you-filed-your-boir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/if-you-own-an-llc-or-corporation-have-you-filed-your-boir.html","title":{"rendered":"If You Own an LLC or Corporation, Have You Filed Your BOIR?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If You Own an LLC or Corporation, Have You Filed Your BOIR?<\/h1>\n\n\n
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\n By Catherine Hodder, Esq.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Madison Hess, J.D.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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A Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) requires business owners of \u201creporting companies\u201d to file a report with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Under the new rule, a reporting company means only those entities that are formed under the law of a foreign country and that have registered to do business in the United States. Domestic reporting companies are exempt from the BOIR.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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