US Corporation & LLC
LLCs and corporations in all 50 states, formed remotely
A US company opens doors a foreign one often cannot: US banks, payment processors and clients. We handle every step from abroad: the state filing, the registered agent, your EIN without an SSN, and your company documents.
The Filing Is the Easy Part
Remote. Compliant. Complete. No US residency, SSN or travel required. For founders outside the United States, the difficulty is rarely the formation itself. It is everything around it: a registered agent in the right state, a tax ID issued without an SSN, a bank and a payment processor willing to accept the company, and an annual IRS filing most owners only discover when the penalty arrives.
We handle the full sequence, entirely remotely. We work with an established national registered agent, so your company is compliant from the day it is formed.
What's Included
Formation Filing
We prepare and file your Articles of Organization for an LLC, or Articles of Incorporation for a corporation, in the state that fits your business.
Registered Agent
Every US company needs a registered agent in its state of formation. Ours receives your official notices and legal documents for the first twelve months.
EIN (Federal Tax ID)
Optional. Your company's federal tax ID for banking and IRS filings. Without an SSN or ITIN it cannot be obtained online; we file it by fax or mail.
Company Documents
The founding documents your company needs to operate from day one, prepared for your LLC or corporation and delivered together with your state filing.
Additional Services
Moved. Expanded. Maintained. For new companies that need more, and existing companies that need a better home.
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Already own a US company? We move it to our registered agent, with no change to the company itself.
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Expand your existing company into another state by registering it to do business there. In US terms, a company is "foreign" in every state other than the one where it was formed.
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A real US street address for your company, with your mail received and handled on your behalf. Learn more
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We coordinate the opening of a US business account suited to a foreign owned company. Learn more
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Merchant accounts and payment processing, including specialist placement for businesses that standard providers have declined. Learn more
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State annual reports and registered agent renewal, filed on time each year where your state requires them, so your company stays in good standing.
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Form 5472 and Form 1120, handled each year for foreign owned companies. A missed Form 5472 carries a $25,000 IRS penalty.
LLC (Limited Liability Company)
Best for solo founders and small teams whose clients and work are mostly outside the United States.
Advantages: A foreign owned single member LLC pays no US tax at the entity level. When its income is not connected to US business activity, meaning no US office, staff or agents acting for it in the US, there is often no US federal income tax at all. Management is simple, the structure is flexible, and the LLC can elect to be taxed as a corporation if your needs change.
Considerations: A foreign owned single member LLC must file Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120 every year, and a missed filing carries a $25,000 penalty. If the income is connected to US business activity, the owner files a personal US return (Form 1040-NR). Some countries, including Canada, treat an LLC as a corporation, which can lead to double taxation. An LLC with two or more owners is taxed as a partnership, with its own filing rules, and the structure is less suited to raising capital from investors.
Corporation (C Corp)
Best for companies with real US operations, outside investors, or plans to reinvest profits.
Advantages. Profits are taxed at a flat 21% federal rate, plus state tax where it applies. The owner does not file a personal US tax return on the company's income. Investors expect this structure, banks and payment processors are often more comfortable with it, and profits can be retained and reinvested in the company.
Considerations. Profits are taxed twice: once at the corporate level, and again when paid out, since dividends to foreign owners face 30% US withholding, often reduced to 5 to 15% under a tax treaty. A corporation also carries more formalities, including bylaws, directors and corporate records. Form 5472 is required as well when a foreign owner holds 25% or more.
LLC or Corporation? Two structures. Different tax outcomes. One right fit. The deciding factors are where your work is performed and how your home country treats the company. An LLC is usually the more tax efficient choice for foreign owners with no US operations. A corporation usually becomes the better choice once there is real US activity or outside investment. Two questions decide it: where the work is actually performed, and how your home country treats the entity.
Start Your US Company
Tell us what you are building and where you work. We confirm the right structure and state, then take it from there.