Launch your US company in about 4 weeks — from anywhere.

Most non-residents choose an LLC. It's simpler to maintain. It costs less. You generally owe no US tax on income earned outside the US. A C-Corp is different — it only makes sense if you're raising venture capital or issuing stock options. Investors tend to prefer it, but it comes with more paperwork and a more complex tax return. Not sure yet? Start with an LLC — you can always form a C-Corp later if your plans change.

State formation typically takes 5–7 business days. Your EIN follows 2–4 weeks after that, so plan on about 4 weeks from start to a fully operating company. Need your state approval faster? Rush filing is available and can bring that step down to 1–3 days — though the EIN still takes its usual 2–4 weeks, since that timeline is set by the IRS, not us.

Wyoming costs less to maintain — about $62.50/year versus $300/year in Delaware. It keeps your ownership private, and it suits most online businesses well. Delaware is different: it's the state investors know best. If you plan to raise venture capital, the extra cost is usually worth it. Not sure yet? Start in Wyoming — nothing stops you from forming in Delaware later if your plans change.

US banks have tightened their requirements for non-residents, and approval is never guaranteed by any provider, including us. What we can do is prepare every document you'll need and guide you toward the banks and payment processors currently accepting non-resident founders, so you go into every application prepared rather than guessing what's required.

Four things, every year. File your annual report — $62.50 in Wyoming, $300 in Delaware. File your federal return — Form 5472 and Form 1120, required even at $0 revenue. Keep your registered agent active. Maintain a US business address for legal mail. Our Full Compliance Suite handles all four automatically, so nothing slips.

If every dollar you earn comes from outside the US, you typically owe $0 in US income tax. You still file two informational returns every year, though. Form 5472 reports foreign ownership. Form 1120 is your corporate return. Both are required regardless of revenue, even at $0. Our Full Compliance Suite files both for you automatically, every year, so you never have to track the deadline yourself.

Formation Essentials gets you legally formed, nothing more. LLC is $199/year, C-Corp is $299/year — plus state filing fees. You get your entity filed with the state, your EIN, a year of registered agent service, a business address, and every formation document, delivered digitally. C-Corp adds bylaws, stock certificates, and board resolution templates. State filing fees are the only thing paid separately, direct to the state.

The Full Compliance Suite covers your first full year of upkeep on top of formation. LLC is $1,999/year, C-Corp is $2,499/year — plus state filing fees. We file your annual report and your federal tax return, handle bookkeeping in Xero, send monthly financial statements, and include dissolution if you ever close the business. Priority support comes with it throughout.

Both plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee, and what you can get back depends on where your filing is in the process:

• Formation Essentials: a full refund within 30 days, as long as your filing hasn't yet been submitted to the state.
• Full Compliance Suite: a full refund within the first 30 days, as long as no filings have gone out yet.
• After 30 days: refunds are prorated for the remaining service period.
• State filing fees can't be refunded once submitted — they're paid directly to Wyoming or Delaware, not to us.

Every filing goes through an internal review before we submit it to the state, which catches most common issues before they cause a delay. On the rare occasion a state does reject a filing — almost always a name conflict or a state-specific formatting detail — we correct it and resubmit at no extra cost to you.

It depends on what your business actually does. No US operations or employees? You'll usually just need your annual report and franchise tax — both covered by our Full Compliance Suite. Selling to customers across multiple states can trigger sales-tax registration in those states. A physical US presence, like an office or employees, usually means state income tax filing too. We review your specific situation and handle whatever state filings apply as part of the Full Compliance Suite.