Registering a Company in the USA: Complete 2026 Guide

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1. 14 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

   Fixed a major factual reversal in the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting mentions (appearing 3 times): a March 2025 FinCEN rule exempted essentially all US-formed entities from reporting, contrary to the article's original framing.

   Before

   Under the Corporate Transparency Act, most newly formed LLCs and corporations, including those formed by foreign entrepreneurs, must file a Beneficial Ownership Information report with FinCEN within 30 days of formation.

   After

   Following a March 2025 FinCEN interim final rule, US-formed companies and their US beneficial owners are exempt from Beneficial Ownership Information reporting. Only foreign entities registered to do business in the US still must file.

   Why: The article previously stated that most newly formed US LLCs and corporations must file BOI reports, but a March 2025 FinCEN rule exempted virtually all US-formed entities, narrowing the requirement to foreign entities registered to do business in the US - a reversal that needed fixing in multiple places in the article.

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