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S 505 · in committee · major

‘Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill delays the deadline for companies to report beneficial ownership information to FinCEN by one year.
  • Small businesses and other companies formed before January 1, 2024 are affected by this extension.
  • Companies must now file beneficial ownership information by January 1, 2026 instead of January 1, 2025.

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  1. 01

    How would delaying beneficial ownership reporting by one year affect law enforcement's ability to detect financial crimes and money laundering?

  2. 02

    Which types of small businesses would face the greatest compliance costs if the deadline remained January 2025 instead of extending to 2026?

  3. 03

    What evidence supports the claim that small businesses need an additional year to comply with beneficial ownership reporting requirements?

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Sponsor · R-SC

Tim Scott

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Introduced 2025-02-11

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-11 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  2. 2025-02-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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