Non-US residents only. That means anyone who is not a US citizen, not a green-card holder, and not a US tax resident under the substantial-presence test. If you are any of those, a US LLC is still a great vehicle for you, but the tax analysis is completely different and this bundle is not the right fit. Book a call and we will route you to the correct product.

Not on non-US source income, in most cases. A US LLC is a pass-through entity by default (disregarded entity for single-member, partnership for multi-member). A non-resident member with no US trade or business (USTB) and no effectively connected income (ECI) pays 0% US federal income tax on foreign-source income earned through the LLC. If your LLC earns US-source income (a US employee, a US warehouse, US real estate rent), that portion is taxable and a different structure is usually advisable.

Since 2017, a US LLC that is (a) a single-member disregarded entity and (b) foreign-owned must file Form 5472 together with a pro-forma Form 1120 every year. It is an information return, not a tax return. It discloses the foreign owner's identity and any reportable transactions between the owner and the LLC. Penalty for non-filing is US$25,000 per year. Our annual compliance pack covers this.

No. The United States is not a CRS participating jurisdiction. Your US LLC and its US bank account are not automatically reported to your country of tax residence through the CRS network. Your home country's CFC, beneficial-ownership, and personal tax-return rules still apply. The US LLC is not a secrecy device; it is a jurisdiction that sits outside the CRS reporting framework. We handle the formation. Your tax adviser handles your home reporting.

FATCA is a US law that forces foreign financial institutions (FFIs) to report on accounts held by US persons. A US domestic LLC is not an FFI. A non-resident owner with no US reportable accounts has no FATCA reporting burden on the vehicle. FATCA is designed to pull information into the United States, not to push it out.

No. The full bundle (LLC formation, EIN, US business bank account) is completed remotely. Our default US banking partner onboards foreign-owned US LLCs entirely online. If you upgrade to a traditional US bank branch account, a short in-person visit is required in most cases.

Default is Wyoming: US$62 annual state fee, no member disclosure on the public record, strongest charging-order protection. Delaware is the institutional upgrade, preferred by VCs, international counterparties, and anyone raising capital; Chancery Court gives fast commercial adjudication. New Mexico is the budget pick: cheapest filing, no annual report, perpetual. For an operating business serving international clients, Wyoming is almost always the right answer.

Yes, natively. A US LLC with a US EIN and a US business bank account is a first-class citizen on Stripe, PayPal, Shopify Payments, Amazon Seller Central, and every US-originated payment rail. This is the single largest operational reason non-US residents choose a US LLC over a BVI or Nevis company.

A BVI BC or Nevis LLC gets you to the same destination on the tax side (0% on non-US / non-source income for a non-resident owner) and is a few days faster to form. It does not include an EIN or a bank account, the jurisdiction reports via CRS, and access to US payment rails is second-class at best. If you are operating a business, billing international clients, or running e-commerce, the US LLC bundle wins. If you are running a passive holding structure where a US nexus is the wrong optic, BVI or Nevis remains the right call.

A US business checking account with our dedicated US banking partner. USD, EUR, and GBP sub-accounts. Physical and virtual debit cards. Wire transfers, ACH, and international SWIFT. Fee-free on US ACH, mid-market FX on multi-currency conversions. Traditional branch-bank access available as an upgrade.

Plan on US$1,295 per year from year two onward. That covers Wyoming registered agent and office, state annual report fee, Form 5472 and pro-forma Form 1120 preparation and filing, and EIN maintenance. Stripe, PayPal, and bank fees are usage-based and billed by the providers directly.

Fully legal. A US LLC owned by a non-resident is a standard, IRS-recognised, fully transparent structure used by hundreds of thousands of foreign owners. As long as you report your foreign-company ownership correctly in your country of tax residence under CFC, beneficial-ownership, and personal-income rules, you are fully compliant. We handle the formation. Your tax adviser handles the home reporting.