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Level 7
November 5, 2024
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Beneficial Ownership Information Report to be filed with FinCEN - who must file this report?

  • November 5, 2024
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Does it apply to any Sch C clients? Or just 1065 or 1120 clients? Deadline is January 1, 2025.

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Best answer by IRonMaN

"So other than 1120-C, why is this being asked?"

It is to aid the federal government in tracking down criminals.  If you have no criminal clients they don't have to file ..................... just kidding.  Everybody meeting the criteria needs to file or risk the potential of some substantial penalties if they "willfully" neglect to file.

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IRonMaN
Level 15
November 5, 2024

If the schedule C is a single member LLC, they need to file.

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GretaAuthor
Level 7
November 5, 2024

Are you contacting all clients to tell them to send this report?

What about Sch E -- owners are often LLCs for liability protection.

The owners of 1065, 1020-S, Sch C, E are already visible, as per K-1s. So other than 1120-C, why is this being asked?

Level 6
November 5, 2024

Only if they are an LLC, single member

Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
November 5, 2024

Anyone that had to register with their secretary of state when they formed their business entity, I believe some states DO require this of sole props, at least thats what they told me in the CEs I took last year.

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IRonMaN
IRonMaNAnswer
Level 15
November 5, 2024

"So other than 1120-C, why is this being asked?"

It is to aid the federal government in tracking down criminals.  If you have no criminal clients they don't have to file ..................... just kidding.  Everybody meeting the criteria needs to file or risk the potential of some substantial penalties if they "willfully" neglect to file.

Slava Ukraini!
GretaAuthor
Level 7
November 5, 2024

Do you contact your clients so they file this Beneficial Ownership report?

IRonMaN
Level 15
November 5, 2024

We are currently in the process of letting our clients know that it is out there.

Slava Ukraini!
Intuit Community Champion
November 5, 2024