What information must be included in a FinCEN beneficial ownership report about each beneficial owner of the reporting company?

1. Full legal name
2. Date of birth
3. Complete current address (as of the date of the report): Report the individual’s residential street address. The address is not required to be in the United States.

4. A unique identifying number from an acceptable identification document defined as:

   • A non-expired U.S. passport;
   • A non-expired identification document issued by a state, local government or Indian tribe;
   • A non-expired driver’s license issued by a state; or
   • If the individual lacks all the foregoing documents, a non-expired foreign passport
5. Image of the document the unique identifying number came from
6. If a beneficial owner owns or controls their ownership interests in a reporting company exclusively through multiple exempt entities, then the names of all of those exempt entities may be reported to FinCEN instead of the individual beneficial owner’s information

Note: Instead of providing the information above for each beneficial owner, the company can include in its report with respect to a particular beneficial owner, a “FinCEN identifier” provided by such individual.  A FinCEN identifier is a unique identifying number that FinCEN issues to individuals upon request at this website. To obtain a FinCEN identifier, an individual must provide to FinCEN the information listed in items 1-5 above.

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• What is FinCEN?
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• If my company must make a FinCEN beneficial ownership report, when is it due?
• What is a “company applicant” under the FinCEN beneficial ownership reporting rules?
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• How does the FinCEN beneficial ownership reporting rule “large operating company” exemption work?
• Do wholly owned subsidiaries have to file the beneficial ownership report to FinCEN?
• What is a “FinCEN identifier?”
• If required, how can I file a FinCEN beneficial ownership report for my company?
• What information must be included in a FinCEN beneficial ownership report for the reporting company?
• What information must be included in a FinCEN beneficial ownership report about its company applicants?
• Do I have to update a FinCEN beneficial ownership report?  If so, when?

Related Resources

• Orrick’s Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Resource Center
• Orrick’s FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Reporting Tool
• FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Website
• FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting FAQs
• FinCEN Small Entity Compliance Guide