FinCEN says exempting U.S. companies relieved small businesses of burdens not justified by the reports' usefulness
U.S. Department of the TreasuryFinancial Crimes Enforcement Network, a Treasury bureau, in its final rule
In its final rule, FinCEN says the interim rule relieved U.S. small businesses of reporting burdens that the Treasury Secretary determined were not justified by the usefulness of the reports and the information they made available.
“The IFR's changes relieved U.S. small businesses of burdens imposed by the Reporting Rule, which the Secretary determined were not justified by the usefulness of the reports generated and the information they made available.”
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21 attorneys general sue to restore shell-company ownership reporting; Treasury says the exemption relieves small businesses
On October 27, 2026, 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Treasury Department in federal court in Oregon over FinCEN rules that exempt all domestic companies from reporting their beneficial owners under the Corporate Transparency Act. The states say the rules effectively repeal the law, weaken law enforcement and tax collection, and order the deletion of data already reported. Treasury says the exemption relieves small businesses of burdens that the reports' usefulness does not justify.
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FinCEN's final rule, published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2026, adopting its March 2025 interim final rule with changes. It permanently exempts domestic companies and U.S. persons from beneficial ownership reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act and explains the agency's reasons.
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FinCEN says it solicited comments from the public on the interim rule and said it would assess the rule's effect in light of the comments it received.
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The rule says this determination was consistent with the Corporate Transparency Act, which it says directs the Secretary to minimize burdens on reporting companies.
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The case concerns the Treasury rules exempting domestic companies from beneficial ownership reporting. FinCEN says the exemption relieved small businesses of burdens the reports did not justify, which defends the policy under scrutiny.
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The Dispute Index. "FinCEN says exempting U.S. companies relieved small businesses of burdens not justified by the reports' usefulness". First published: 2026-10-29. Last updated: 2026-10-29. https://disputeindex.com/events/7205-in-its-final-rule-fincen-says-the-interim