TWO EASY STEPS

let's see if you need to file a bOI in two steps.

Step One: Is your business a corporation, LLC, or other entity created by the filing of a document with a Secretary of State (or formed in a foreign country and registered to do business by the filing of a document with a Secretary of State)?

Step Two: If the answer to Step One is yes, determine if it is one of the 23 types of entities that are exempt from having to file a report.

Does Your Business Qualify for an Exemption?

Depending on the type of business you have, it may not be necessary to file a BOI. We have compiled a list of the 23 entity types which are not required to file a BOI under the Corporate Transparency Act.

The vast majority of these business types will not apply to main street small business. Please read the entire list, paying special attention to numbers 19 to 23.

Any entity that: (A) was in existence on or before January 1, 2020, (B) is not engaged in active business, (C) is not owned by a foreign person, whether directly or indirectly, wholly or partially, (D) has not experienced any change in ownership in the preceding twelve-month period, (E) has not sent or received any funds in an amount greater than $1,000, either directly or through any financial account in which the entity or any affiliate of the entity had an interest, in the preceding 12 month period, and (F) does not otherwise hold any kind or type of assets, whether in the United States or abroad, including any ownership interest in any corporation, limited liability company, or other similar entity.​
Any entity whose ownership interests are controlled or wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities described in exemptions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, or 21 set forth herein.​
Any entity that: (A) employs more than 20 full time employees in the United States, with “full time employee in the United States”, (B) has an operating presence at a physical office within the United States, and (C) filed a Federal income tax or information return in the United States for the previous year demonstrating more than $5,000,000 in gross receipts or sales, as reported as gross receipts or sales on the entity’s IRS Form 1120, consolidated IRS Form 1120, IRS Form 1120-S, IRS Form 1065, or other applicable IRS form, excluding gross receipts or sales from sources outside the United States, as determined under Federal income tax principles. ​
Any entity that: (A) operates exclusively to provide financial assistance to, or hold governance rights over, any entity described in exemption 19 above (tax-exempt entity), (B) is a United States person, (C) is beneficially owned or controlled exclusively by one or more United States persons that are United States citizens or lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and (D) derives at least a majority of its funding or revenue from one or more United States persons that are United States citizens or lawfully admitted for permanent residence.​
Any entity that is: (A) an organization that is described in Sec. 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (determined without regard to Sec. 508(a) of the Code) and exempt from tax under Sec. 501(a) of the Code, except that in the case of any such organization that ceases to be described in Sec. 501(c) and exempt from tax under Sec. 501(a), such organization shall be considered to continue to be described as a tax-exempt entity for the 180-day period beginning on the date of the loss of such tax-exempt status, (B) a political organization, as defined in Sec. 527(e)(1) of the Code, that is exempt from tax under Sec. 527(a) of the Code, or (C) a trust described in paragraph (1) or (2) of Sec. 4947(a) of the Code.
Any pooled investment vehicle that is operated or advised by a person described in exemptions 3 (bank), 4 (credit union), 7 (broker or dealer in securities), 10 (investment company or investment adviser), or 11 (venture capital fund adviser).​
Any financial market utility designated by the Financial Stability Oversight Council under Sec. 804 of the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010.
Any entity that is a regulated public utility as defined in 26 USC 7701(a)(33)(A) that provides telecommunications services, electrical power, natural gas, or water and sewer services within the United States.
Any public accounting firm registered in accordance with Sec. 102 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Any entity that: (A) is a registered entity as defined in Sec. 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act, or (B) is: (1) a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, swap dealer, major swap participant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading advisor, each as defined in Sec. 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act, or a retail foreign exchange dealer as described in Sec. 2(c)(2)(B) of the Commodity Exchange Act and (2) registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under the Commodity Exchange Act.
Any entity that: (A) is an insurance producer that is authorized by a State and subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a State, and (B) has an operating presence at a physical office within the United States.
Any insurance company as defined in Sec. 2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Any investment adviser that: (A) is described in section 203(l) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and (B) has filed Item 10, Schedule A, and Schedule B of Part 1A of Form ADV, or any successor thereto, with the SEC.
Any entity that is: (A) an investment company as defined in Sec. 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or is an investment adviser as defined in Sec. 202 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and (B) registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Any entity other than that described in exemption 1 (Securities reporting issuer), exemption 7 (Broker or dealer in securities), or exemption 8 (Securities exchange or clearing agency) that is registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Any exchange or clearing agency, as those terms are defined in Sec. 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that is registered under Secs. 6 or 17A of that Act.
Any broker or dealer, as those terms are defined in Sec. 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that is registered under Sec. 15 of that Act.
Any money transmitting business registered with FinCEN under 31 U.S.C. 5330, and any money services business registered with FinCEN under 31 CFR 1022.380.
Any bank holding company as defined in Sec. 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, or any savings and loan holding company as defined in Sec. 10(a) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act.
Any Federal credit union or State credit union, as those terms are defined in Sec. 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act.
Any bank, as defined in: (A) Sec. 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, (B) Sec. 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or (C) Sec. 202(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Any entity that: (A) is established under the laws of the United States, an Indian tribe, a State, or a political subdivision of a State, or under an interstate compact between two or more States, and (B) exercises governmental authority on behalf of the United States or any such Indian tribe, State, or political subdivision.
Any issuer of securities that is: (A) an issuer of a class of securities registered under Sec. 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or (B) required to file supplementary and periodic information under Sec. 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Don't Fall into any of the exemptions? let's get you filed.

If your business isn’t exempt, you will need to file a BOI report.