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Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR)

Personal Information

Filing Information

Instructions for Item 1 – Type of filing:
  • Check box 1a “Initial report” if this is the first BOIR filed for the reporting company.
  • Check box 1b “Correct prior report” if the report corrects inaccurate information from a previously filed BOIR.
  • Check box 1c “Update prior report” if the report updates a previously filed BOIR, for example, to include one or more new beneficial owners.
  • Check box 1d “Newly exempt entity” if, after having filed a BOIR, the reporting company is now exempt from BOI reporting requirements. If this checkbox is selected, then filer must fill out fields 1e–1h (reporting company information associated with most recent report) and no other fields in the BOIR.
  • If type of filing 1b, 1c, or 1d is selected, enter values for 1e “Legal name”, 1f “Tax identification type”, and 1g “Tax identification number” for the reporting company that match the most recently filed BOIR. For example, if the reporting company previously filed an initial report and then an updated report, the reporting company information in the next updated report should match the reporting company information provided on the most recently filed updated report rather than the initial report.
  • For 1f, select the tax identification type (i.e., a U.S. Employer Identification Number (EIN), a U.S. Social Security Number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (SSN-ITIN), or foreign taxpayer identification number (Foreign)) the reporting company reported in the most recently filed BOIR. If tax identification type entered in 1f is “Foreign”, select the corresponding foreign country/jurisdiction in 1h “Country/Jurisdiction (if foreign tax ID only)” associated with the foreign tax identification number.
Instructions for Item 2 – Date prepared:
This item is automatically populated with the current date.

Part I. Reporting Company Information

Reporting company information is entered in fields 3 through 16 of the BOIR.

Instructions for Item 3 – Request to receive FinCEN Identifier (FinCEN ID):
Check this box to receive a unique FinCEN Identifier for the reporting company. The FinCEN Identifier will be provided in the submission confirmation details provided to the filer after the BOIR is accepted.
Instructions for Item 4 – Foreign pooled investment vehicle:
Check this box if the reporting company is a foreign pooled investment vehicle required to report information pursuant to 31 CFR 1010.380(b)(2)(iii).
  • If the reporting company is a foreign pooled investment vehicle, the company need only report one beneficial owner who exercises substantial control over the entity. If more than one individual exercise substantial control over the entity, the entity shall report information with respect to the individual who has the greatest authority over the strategic management of the entity. The report should not include any information about company applicants.
Legal name and alternate name(s)

Instructions for Item 5 – Reporting company legal name:
Enter the reporting company’s full legal name as recorded on the articles of incorporation or other documents creating or registering the entity.
Instructions for Item 6 – Alternate name:
Enter any of the reporting company’s trade names, “doing business as” or DBA names, or “trading as” or T/A names. If the reporting company has multiple alternate names, use the “+” or “-“ buttons in the BOIR to add additional alternate name fields (one field for each alternate name). Do not include the acronyms DBA or AKA with the alternate name.

Add Alternate Name

Form of identification

Instructions for Item 7 – Tax identification type:
Select “EIN” if the reporting company has a U.S. Employer Identification Number (EIN). Select “SSN-ITIN” if the reporting company utilizes a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) as a tax identification number. Select “Foreign” if the reporting company has a tax identification number issued by a foreign jurisdiction and does not have a U.S. tax identification number.
Instructions for Item 8 – Tax identification number:
Enter the tax identification number for the reporting company.
Instructions for Item 9 – Country/Jurisdiction:
If the tax identification type in item 7 is “Foreign”, select the foreign country/jurisdiction that issued the foreign tax identification number.
Jurisdiction of formation or first registration

Instructions for Item 10 – Jurisdiction of formation or first registration:
Enter the country/jurisdiction of formation in item 10a. If United States is selected in 10a, then items 10b–10d should be completed, identifying the State or Tribal jurisdiction of formation. If a U.S. Territory is selected in 10a, then item 10b is automatically populated with the relevant U.S. Territory, and items 10c and 10d are unavailable. If Item 10a is a foreign country, then item 10e – 10f should be completed, identifying the State/U.S. Territory or Tribal jurisdiction in which the foreign reporting company first registered to do business in the United States. If the Tribal jurisdiction of formation (10c) or Tribal jurisdiction of first registration (10f) is not listed in the drop-down, select “Other” and enter the name of the Tribe in 10d or 10g.
Current U.S. address

Instructions for Items 11 – 15 – Reporting company address:
Enter the reporting company’s complete current street address information, including city, State, ZIP Code, and select in item 13 whether the address is in the United States or a specific U.S. Territory. If the reporting company has a principal place of business in the United States or U.S. Territory, the street address should be that of the principal place of business. Otherwise, the street address should be the primary location in the United States or U.S. Territory where the reporting company conducts business. If a U.S. Territory is selected in item 13, then item 14 is automatically populated with the relevant U.S. Territory.

Instructions for Item 16 – Existing reporting company:
Check this box if the reporting company was created or registered before January 1, 2024. Do not check the box if the reporting company was created or registered on or after January 1, 2024. Reporting companies that check this box are not required to report any company applicants; proceed to Part III.
17. (This item is reserved for future use)

Part II. Company Applicant Information

Company applicant information is entered in fields 18 through 33 of the BOIR. Company applicants are individuals; no companies or legal entities may be reported as company applicants. Reporting companies may also provide FinCEN Identifiers for company applicants instead of this information. See detailed description below.

Use the “Add Company Applicant” or “Remove Company Applicant” keys at the top of this section to add or remove additional company applicants. No more than two company applicants should be reported.

If existing reporting company was checked in item 16, company applicant information is not required; proceed to Part III.

Company applicant FinCEN ID

Instructions for Item 18 – FinCEN ID:
Reporting companies may report the FinCEN ID for a company applicant instead of the information in fields 19 through 33. Enter the FinCEN ID as a single text string. If a FinCEN ID for the company applicant is not provided, information about the company applicant must be provided in fields 19 through 33.
Legal name and date of birth

Instructions for Item 19 – Last name:
Enter the company applicant’s legal last name.
Instructions for Item 20 – First name:
Enter the company applicant’s legal first name.
Instructions for Item 21 – Middle name:
Enter the company applicant's middle name if the company applicant’s legal name has a middle name. Leave this item blank if the company applicant does not have a middle name.
Instructions for Item 22 – Suffix:
Enter the company applicant's middle name if the company applicant’s legal name has a middle name. Leave this item blank if the company applicant does not have a middle name.
Instructions for Item 23 – Date of birth:
Enter the company applicant’s date of birth using the format MM/DD/YYYY where MM = month, DD = day, and YYYY = year (e.g., 01/25/1970). The month, day, and year must be provided; no partial dates are accepted.
Current address

Instructions for Item 24 – Address type:
Indicate address type as “Business address” or “Residential address” for the company applicant. For a company applicant who forms or registers an entity in the course of their business, such as paralegals, report the street address of such business. In any other case, the individual’s residential street address must be reported.
Instructions for Items 25 – 29 – Company applicant address:
Enter the company applicant’s street address information, including the city, country or jurisdiction, State, and ZIP code or foreign postal code. U.S. Territories are included in the drop-down menu for “Country/Jurisdiction.” The “State” (item 28) will be automatically populated when a U.S. Territory is selected in the “Country/Jurisdiction” (item 27). Item 28 “State” is required if the country selected in item 27 is the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Form of identification and issuing jurisdiction

Instructions for Item 30 – Identifying document type:
Select the company applicant’s identifying document type from the list of acceptable documents: a non-expired State-issued driver’s license, a non-expired State/local/Tribe-issued identification document issued for the purpose of identifying the individual, a non-expired U.S. passport, or, only if the company applicant does not have one of these identifying documents, a non-expired foreign passport.
Instructions for Item 31 – Identifying document number:
Enter the identifying document number from the company applicant’s identifying document.
Instructions for Item 32 – Identifying document issuing jurisdiction:
Enter in item 32a the country/jurisdiction that issued the company applicant’s identifying document. If a U.S. Territory issued the identifying document, select the applicable U.S. Territory in item 32a (the same U.S. Territory will then be automatically populated in item 32b “State” as a result). Enter in 32b the State issuing the identifying document when country/jurisdiction is United States, if applicable. If a local or Tribal government issued the identifying document, select “United States” in item 32a and then select the applicable local or Tribal description in item 32c. If the name of the relevant local or Tribal jurisdiction is not included in the drop-down menu in item 32c, select “Other” and enter the name of the local or Tribal jurisdiction in item 32d.
Instructions for Item 33 – Identifying document image:
Drag a file or click “choose from folder” to attach a clear, readable image of the page or side of the identifying document referenced in item 31 containing the unique identifying number and other identifying data. Use the “Remove” button to remove the attached image if necessary. An attachment to a BOIR cannot be larger than four (4) megabytes of data and must be in one of the following formats: JPG/JPEG, PNG, or PDF. Only one (1) attachment file may be added per company applicant. Attachment file names should not contain spaces, and can only contain letters, numbers, or the following characters !@#$%()_-.=+[]|;~
Allowed types: JPG, JPEG, PNG, or PDF.
34. (This item is reserved for future use)

Part III. Beneficial Owner Information

Beneficial owner information is entered in fields 35 through 51 of the BOIR. Reporting companies may also report a FinCEN Identifier for a beneficial owner instead of this information. See detailed description below.

Use the “Add Beneficial Owner” or “Remove Beneficial Owner” keys at the top of this section to add or remove additional beneficial owners. There is no limit on the number of beneficial owners that may be reported.

Instructions for Item 35 – Parent/Guardian information instead of minor child:
If the beneficial owner for the reporting company is a minor child, you may check this box and complete Part III with information about a parent or legal guardian of the minor child.
Beneficial Owner FinCEN ID

Instructions for Item 36 – FinCEN ID:
Reporting companies may provide a FinCEN Identifier for a beneficial owner instead of Items 37 through 51. Enter the FinCEN ID as a single text string. If a FinCEN ID for the beneficial owner is not provided, information about the beneficial owner must be provided in fields 37 through 51.
Exempt entity

Instructions for Item 37 – Exempt entity:
Check this box if the beneficial owner holds its ownership interest in the reporting company exclusively through one or more exempt entities, and the name of that exempt entity or entities are being reported in lieu of the beneficial owner’s information. If checked, provide the legal name of the exempt entity in field 38.
Legal name and date of birth

Instructions for Item 38 – Individual’s last name or entity’s legal name:
Enter the beneficial owner's legal last name or the exempt entity's legal name. An entity’s legal name is the name on the articles of incorporation or other document that created or registered the entity. Do not abbreviate names unless an abbreviation is part of the legal name.
Residential address

Instructions for Items 43 – 47 – Beneficial owner address:
Enter the beneficial owner’s residential street address information, including the city, country or jurisdiction, State, and ZIP code or foreign postal code. U.S. Territories are included in the drop-down menu for “Country/Jurisdiction.” The “State” (item 46) will be automatically populated when a U.S. Territory is selected in the “Country/ Jurisdiction” (item 45). Item 46 “State” is required if the country selected in item 45 is the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Form of identification and issuing jurisdiction

Instructions for Item 48 – Identifying document type:
Select the beneficial owner’s non-expired identifying document type from the list of acceptable identification documents: a State-issued driver’s license, a State/local/Tribe-issued identification document issued for the purpose of identifying the individual, a U.S. passport, or, only if the beneficial owner does not have one of these three types of identifying documents, a foreign passport.
Instructions for Item 49 – Identifying document number:
Enter the identifying document number from the beneficial owner’s identifying document.
Instructions for Item 50 – Identifying document issuing jurisdiction:
Enter in item 50a the country/jurisdiction that issued the beneficial owner’s identifying document. If a U.S. Territory issued the identifying document, select the applicable U.S. Territory in item 50a (the same U.S. Territory will then be automatically populated in item 50b “State” as a result). Enter in 50b the State that issued the identifying document when country/jurisdiction is United States, if applicable. If a local or Tribal government issued the identifying document, select “United States” in 50a and then select the applicable local or Tribal description in item 50c. If the name of the relevant local or Tribal jurisdiction is not included in the drop-down menu in item 50c, select “Other” and enter the name of the local or Tribal jurisdiction in item 50d.
Instructions for Item 51 – Identifying document image:
Drag a file or click “choose from folder” to attach a clear, readable image of the page or side of the identifying document referenced in item 49 containing the unique identifying number and other identifying data. Use the “Remove” button to remove the attached image if necessary. An attachment to a BOIR cannot be larger than four (4) megabytes of data and must be in one of the following formats: JPG/JPEG, PNG, or PDF. Only one (1) attachment file may be added per beneficial owner. Attachment file names should not contain spaces, and can only contain letters, numbers, or the following characters !@#$%()_-.=+[]|;~
Allowed types: JPG, JPEG, PNG, or PDF.

Complete all fields below before submitting. Directly after submission, a processing page will be displayed, followed by a page confirming the status of your report. This confirmation page will also give you an opportunity to download a transcript of your report.

COMPLIANCE REMINDER: The willful failure to report complete beneficial ownership information to FinCEN, the willful failure to update beneficial ownership information provided to FinCEN when previously reported information changes, or the willful provision of false or fraudulent beneficial ownership information to FinCEN, may result in civil or criminal penalties. A person may also be subject to civil or criminal penalties for willfully causing a reporting company to report incomplete or false beneficial ownership information to FinCEN.

This notice is given under the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Paperwork Reduction Act). The Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act require that FinCEN inform persons of the following when requesting and collecting information in connection with this collection of information.

This collection of information is authorized under 31 U.S.C. 5336 and 31 C.F.R. 1010.380. The principal purpose of this collection of information is to generate a database of information that is highly useful in facilitating national security, intelligence, and law enforcement activities, as well as compliance with anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and customer due diligence requirements under applicable law. Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5336 and 31 C.F.R. 1010.380, reporting companies and certain other persons must provide specified information. The provision of that information is mandatory and failure to provide that information may result in criminal and civil penalties. The provision of information for the purpose of requesting a FinCEN Identifier is voluntary; however, failure to provide such information may result in the denial of such a request.

Generally, the information within this collection of information may be shared as a “routine use” with other government agencies and financial institutions that meet certain criteria under applicable law. The complete list of routine uses of the information is set forth in the relevant Privacy Act system of record notice available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/13/2023-19814/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1506-0076. It expires on November 30, 2026.

The estimated average burden associated with this collection of information from reporting companies is 90 to 650 minutes per respondent for reporting companies with simple or complex beneficial ownership structures, respectively. The estimated average burden associated with reporting companies updating information previously provided is 40 to 170 minutes per respondent for reporting companies with simple or complex beneficial ownership structures, respectively. The estimated average burden associated with this collection of information from individuals applying for FinCEN identifiers is 20 minutes per applicant. The estimated average burden associated with individuals who have obtained FinCEN identifiers updating information previously provided is 10 minutes per individual. Comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, and suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P. O. Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183, Attn: Policy Division.

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