For companies formed in another country and registered in the U.S., we file the ownership report FinCEN still asks for.
Where was your company formed?
Your BOI report
Exempt by FinCEN rule
No report needed
Exempt wherever the owners live, under FinCEN's current rule.
A BOI report, short for beneficial ownership information report, tells a U.S. Treasury office called FinCEN which people own or control a company. FinCEN's current rule requires it only from companies formed under the law of another country that registered with a U.S. state. If your company was formed in a U.S. state, it is exempt.
It depends only on where your company was formed. Where you live makes no difference.
| What you get | Nothing to file | Registered in a U.S. state |
|---|---|---|
| Clear answer for your company | Included | Included |
| Scam letter check | Included | Included |
| No FinCEN fee | Included | Included |
| No yearly FinCEN report | Included | Included |
| Report prepared and filed | Not included | Included |
| Changes filed for a year | Not included | Included |
| See your yearly filings |
The four parts FinCEN asks to see.
The report starts with your company's legal name, U.S. address and tax ID.
Anyone owning at least 25% or controlling the company is named, except U.S. persons.
Up to 2 people who handled your U.S. registration may be named too.
Each person named is listed with a birth date, address and ID number.
Your BOI report
The Blugency Promise, three commitments with every BOI report.
If your company turns out not to need a report, we refund your $99.
We file within 2 business days after you approve your details.
We follow FinCEN and the courts, and explain any change that affects your company.
Only a company formed in another country that has registered to do business in the U.S. It must file even when all its owners are U.S. citizens or residents, and then the report lists no owners. Companies formed in any U.S. state are exempt under FinCEN's final rule, in effect since August 14, 2026.
No. A Wyoming or Delaware LLC is exempt even when its owner lives abroad and formed it online from there. Your passport and your home country do not change the answer.
Not if your company was formed in a U.S. state, because it files no updates or corrections. If you hold a FinCEN ID and are not a U.S. citizen or resident, you must still keep it updated. FinCEN says it will delete what U.S. citizens and residents reported, but it has not given a date.
A company formed in another country has 30 calendar days to file. The count starts when it is told its U.S. registration is effective, or earlier if the state lists it publicly first. After that, each change must be reported within 30 calendar days, and each error within 30 calendar days of finding it.
No. Filing with FinCEN is free, and any company can file directly on FinCEN's BOI E-Filing System. Blugency is an independent company, not part of FinCEN. The $99 pays for our work, which covers listing the right owners, filing the report and a full year of updates and corrections.
Penalties apply only where a report is required. For those companies, the civil penalty can reach $606 for each day a violation continues, and criminal penalties can also apply. An honest mistake you correct on your own within 90 days of filing is protected from penalties.
Check it before you pay anything. FinCEN does not ask for payment to file, and it does not make first contact about penalties by email or phone. Letters that mention a Form 4022 or Form 5102 are scams, because FinCEN has no such forms. Forward any letter to us and we will check it for free.
It is registered only if it filed papers with a U.S. state to do business there and appointed a registered agent in that state. That state's business search then lists it as a foreign company along with its home country. An EIN, a U.S. bank account or sales to U.S. customers never register it.
Yes, for LLCs formed outside the U.S. and authorized to do business in New York. They file with the New York Department of State within 30 days of applying to do business there, then every year. Each filing costs New York's own fee, including its processing fee where it charges one. Those authorized before 2026 have until December 31, 2026. LLCs formed in any U.S. state, New York included, are exempt.
It could. Two cases about the law itself have reached the U.S. Supreme Court, and FinCEN could write a new rule later. For now, nothing changes for your company. If anything does, we tell our clients.
What else your company needs, all in one dashboard.
Foreign Qualification
Registered there, with a local agent included the first year, then $99 a year.
Registered Agent
Your state requires a registered agent for your company. We receive your legal papers and help keep you in good standing.
When your company needs its own number
Your company's own tax number, with or without an SSN.
Guides written from real filings, for founders running a company from abroad.
Every detail checked before it reaches FinCEN.
