Registering a Company in the USA: Complete 2026 Guide
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https://corpy.xyz/united-states/company-formation/how-to-register-a-company-in-the-usa
Corpy business-formation guide, fact-checked and corrected.
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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.
AfterFollowing 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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