The rules changed completely. US-formed LLCs and corporations are now exempt from Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) filing — even when 100% foreign-owned. Only foreign-formed companies registered to do business in the US must still file. Extreme Filer gives you a free, honest status check first — and if you do need to file, we prepare and file your BOI report with FinCEN correctly and on time.
Formed your company in a US state (Wyoming, Delaware, Florida, Texas — any state)? You do not need to file BOI, update BOI, or correct an old BOI report. That has been true since FinCEN's interim final rule of March 26, 2025, and FinCEN's final rule effective August 14, 2026 made it permanent. Any service still charging US LLC owners for a mandatory BOI filing is selling you an outdated obligation. Formed your company outside the US and registered it in a US state? You likely do still need to file — read on, or message us for a free check.
BOI (Beneficial Ownership Information) is a report filed with FinCEN — the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, part of the US Department of the Treasury. It tells the government who really owns and controls a company. It was created by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which took effect on January 1, 2024, to make anonymous shell companies harder to use for money laundering and other financial crime.
Three things people constantly get wrong about BOI:
Originally, almost every US LLC and corporation had to file. After a year of court challenges, FinCEN rewrote the definition of "reporting company" in 2025 — and that rewrite is what this page is built on.
Under the current rule, "reporting company" means only an entity formed under foreign law and registered to do business in a US state or Tribal jurisdiction. Everything formed inside the United States is out.
| Company type | BOI filing? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| LLC formed in any US state — including 100% foreign-owned single-member LLCs | No | Domestic reporting companies were exempted by the March 2025 interim final rule; the August 2026 final rule made the exemption permanent. |
| Corporation / C-Corp formed in any US state | No | Same exemption — created by filing with a US Secretary of State, so not a reporting company. |
| Sole proprietorship / general partnership (no state filing to create it) | No | Never a reporting company — no formation filing exists. |
| Company formed outside the US (e.g. UK Ltd, Canadian corporation, Pakistani company) and registered to do business in a US state | Yes | This is now the only category that must file — reporting its non-US-person beneficial owners. Other exemptions (large operating company, regulated entities, etc.) can still apply; we check them for you. |
| Foreign company selling to US customers only — no US state registration | Generally no | Selling into the US alone does not create the BOI obligation; the trigger is registration to do business in a state. |
| US LLC you already filed BOI for in 2024 / early 2025 | Nothing to do | No update or correction is required. FinCEN has said it will delete previously reported information about US-person beneficial owners and company applicants. Keep your receipt. |
For a foreign reporting company, you report each individual who meets either test — but only non-US persons are reported. US-person owners are excluded under the final rule.
Anyone who directly or indirectly owns or controls at least 25% of the company's ownership interests — including through joint ownership, trusts, nominees or other arrangements, and including profits interests and convertible instruments.
Anyone who directs the company, even without owning 25% — for example:
Company applicants: a foreign company registered on or after January 1, 2024 also reports its company applicants — the individual who filed the US registration document and the individual primarily responsible for directing that filing. Under the final rule, US persons are no longer reported as company applicants either — only non-US-person applicants, where applicable.
FinCEN ID: an individual can optionally obtain a FinCEN Identifier and give the company that number instead of their personal details for the report. We can advise whether that is worth doing in your case.
Reports are submitted electronically through FinCEN's BOI E-Filing System (the Beneficial Ownership Secure System, "BOSS"). On successful submission FinCEN issues a filing receipt — keep it with your company records permanently.
| Situation | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Foreign company registered in the US before March 26, 2025 | Initial report was due April 25, 2025 |
| Foreign company registered on or after March 26, 2025 | Within 30 calendar days after receiving notice that the registration is effective |
| Any reported information changes (new owner, address change, new ID document, company details change) | Updated report within 30 days of the change |
| An error is discovered in a filed report | Corrected report within 30 days of discovery |
| US-formed LLC or corporation | No deadline — no filing required |
Penalties — only where filing is actually required: wilfully failing to file, update or correct a BOI report, or wilfully providing false information, can bring civil penalties of up to $591 per day (inflation-adjusted) while the violation continues, and criminal penalties of up to $10,000 and up to 2 years in prison. These penalties are exactly why a foreign reporting company should not guess its way through the form — and why a US company should not panic about a filing it no longer owes.
Because most US LLC owners who find this page are actually exempt, our service starts with the truth — not with a checkout.
Tell us where your company was formed and where it is registered. We confirm in writing whether BOI applies to you at all — free, before you pay anything.
If your company is foreign-formed and US-registered, we check the remaining exemptions (large operating company, regulated entity and others) before assuming you must file.
If filing is required, we identify every reportable beneficial owner, collect the right ID documents, prepare the report and file it through FinCEN's BOI E-Filing System. You review everything before submission.
You receive your FinCEN filing receipt digitally. We note the details that would trigger a 30-day update, so a change of owner, address or ID never quietly becomes a penalty.
Tell us where your company was formed and where it is registered. The status check is free — and if you're exempt, we'll say so plainly instead of selling you a filing you don't need.
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