Woodall & Associates, P.A.

BOI Information Needed

A reporting company must report:

  • Legal name
  • Any trade names, DBAs, or trading as names
  • Current street address of its principal place of business
  • Its jurisdiction of formation or registration
  • Taxpayer ID#

Beneficial owners must report:

  • Individual's name
  • Date of birth
  • Residential address
  • An ID# from an acceptable ID document (passport, U.S. driver's license, and name of issuing state or jurisdiction of the ID document
  • Must supply an image of the ID document and it cannot be expired

There are a few factors used in determining a beneficial owner, including an individual who, indirectly or directly:

  • Exercises substantial control over a reporting company
  • Owns or controls 25% of more of a reporting company's ownership interests

Woodall & Associates, P.A.

BOI Reporting Assistance

Navigating to the BOI Reporting

  • Visit https://www.fincen.gov/boi

  • Click on "File" to file a report using the BOI E-Filing Information Screen

  • Click on BOI E-Filing Get Started

  • Click on File Online BOIR

  • Type of filing:

    • Initial report for all entities reporting for the firm time or

    • Update prior report if a beneficial owner has changed

Reporting Company Screen

  • #3 and #4 may remain unchecked

  • #5, fill in your company name

  • If you use a DBA for your company, fill in the alternative name in #6

  • In #7, use your EIN if you business has a federal ID number and use your SSN if your business does not have a federal ID number

  • Fill in your EIN or SSN in #8 no dashes

  • #10a: United States of America

  • #10b: Pick the state in which your business was FORMED. For those of you who have your LLC registered in multiple states, this information is the state in which your LLC was initially formed.

  • #11 - #15: Fill in the address of the LLC. Only physical addresses are accepted.

  • Click "Next"

Company Applicant(s) Screen
  • Check the box in #16 if the company existed before 1/1/24. If the company is new in 2024, you must fill in #19 - #33 and upload a copy of your driver's license or passport.

Beneficial Owner(s) Screen

IMPORTANT: If there are multiple beneficial owners, you're going to need to repeat the process for #36 or #38 - #51 for how many beneficial owners there are in your LLC. Use the "Add Beneficial Owner" button on the top right to add more beneficial owners.

  • Fill in #36 if FinCEN ID

  • Fill in #38 - #51 for no FinCEN ID

  • Click "Next"

Submit Screen

  • Fill in email address, confirm email, first name, and last name, check the "I agree" box, and click the "I am human" box

  • Perform Captcha testing

  • Click "Submit BOIR"

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