Corporate Transparency Act Questionnaire
This Questionnaire is being distributed to Client by Flaster/Greenberg P.C. ("Flaster") to enable Flaster to complete the filings required by the Corporate Transparency Act (the "Act") with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") division of the United States Department of the Treasury. Every entity formed or authorized to do business by filing a document with a state's Secretary of State (or equivalent) must comply with the Act.
Flaster will rely upon the information provided in this Questionnaire, including Client's representation that such information is accurate and complete, when completing the filings required by the Act.
ACCORDINGLY, THE CLIENT IS OBLIGATED TO READ THIS QUESTIONNAIRE CAREFULLY AND TO ANSWER THE ITEMS CONTAINED HEREIN COMPLETELYAND ACCURATELY.
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY
This information is required to be disclosed to FinCEN about the Company.1
The undersigned confirms the accuracy and completeness of the information provided in this Questionnaire.
1 31 CFR 1010.380(b1i) and 31 CFR 1010.380(c); See also: https://www.fincen.gov/boi-faqs#C_1.
BENEFICIAL OWNER INFORMATION
Please provide the requested information for each "Beneficial Owner" of the Company.
A Beneficial Owner2 of a reporting company is any individual who, directly or indirectly:
Substantial Control3 can be exercised in four ways:
Two checklists are below to help determine beneficial ownership of the Company.
YOU MUST COMPLETE BOTH CHECKLISTS AND CERTIFY THE ACCURACY OF YOUR ANSWERS
2 31 CFR 1010.380(d); See also: https://www.fincen.gov/boi-faqs#A_1.
3 31 CFR 1010.380(d)(i): see also: https://www.fincen.gov/boi-faqs#D_2.
Substantial Control Checklist
Ownership Interest Checklist
Note regarding trusts: The following individuals may hold ownership interests in a reporting company through a trust or similar arrangement:
The undersigned confirms the accuracy and completeness of the information provided.
4 See: https://fincenid.fincen.gov/landing
Senior Officers
List all individuals that (i) hold the title of or (ii) exercise the traditional functions of:
If an owner has applied for and received a FinCEN ID, please enter only their name and FinCEN ID. If they have not, please list all information requested.
Appointment Power
List all individuals that hold the power to appoint any officers identified as senior officers or a majority of the board of directors or similar body, if applicable. If an entity holds such appointment power, repeat the Substantial Control and Ownership Interest Checklists as applicable, for each such entity and list those individuals here.
Decision Makers
List any individual that directs, determines or has substantial influence overimportant decisions regarding the:
If an entity holds such decision-making power, repeat the Substantial Control and Ownership Interest Checklists as applicable, for each such entity and list those individuals here.
Direct Ownership of Company Interest
List any individual that personally owns or controls 25% or more of the Company’s equity as described in Q7.
List any individual that owns or controls 25% or more of the Company’s non-equity ownership interests described in Q8-Q15.
List any individual that owns or controls 25% or more of the Company’s equity or non-equity ownership interests by repeating the Substantial Control and Ownership Interest Checklists, as applicable, for each such entity.
If an owner has applied for and received a FinCEN ID, please enter only thier name and FinCEN ID. If they have not, please list all information requested.
By way of example, if the Company is 100% owned by HoldCo, any person that is a Beneficial Owner of Holdco must be listed, either through ownership of interests in HoldCo or the exercise of Substantial Control over HoldCo. However, if the Company is 50% owned by HoldCo and Person A owns 25% of HoldCo, the ownership interest in the Company by Person A is calculated by multiplying 50% by 25% to yield a 12.5% ownership interest in the Company, meaning Person A need not be listed as a Beneficial Owner.5
5See generally: https://www.fincen.gov/boi-faqs#D_1 and https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/BOI_Small_Compliance_Guide.v1.1-FINAL.pdf
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