Our Services for Non-Resident Founders
Published 3 September 2026 · Reviewed by Ashfaq Khattak, US Tax Consultant
Everything we file, in one place: forming the company, getting its tax numbers, keeping it in good standing, and filing its federal returns. Nine core services cover the whole life of a non-resident-owned US company, and each page below states plainly who the service is for, what it includes, what it excludes and who controls the timeline.
If you are not sure where to start, start with the state. Which state you form in changes your annual cost and whether your name appears in a public record, and it is the one decision that is awkward to reverse later.
Core services
- LLC Formation
Form a US LLC in any state as a non-resident, with no US address and no SSN required. - EIN Application
Get a federal Employer Identification Number from the IRS without a Social Security Number. - ITIN Application
Apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number through a Certifying Acceptance Agent. - Registered Agent Service
A registered agent with a physical address in your formation state to receive legal and state mail. - BOI Report Filing
File the Beneficial Ownership Information report with FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act. - Annual Compliance Filing
Annual report and franchise tax filings that keep your LLC in good standing with the state. - Tax Return Preparation
Federal returns for non-residents and foreign-owned entities: Form 1120, Form 1065 and Form 1040-NR. - Form 5472 Compliance
Form 5472 with pro-forma 1120 for foreign-owned single-member LLCs, where the penalty starts at $25,000. - US Business Banking Setup
Guidance on opening a US business bank account remotely with Mercury, Relay and other providers.
Formation by state
Eight states where there is genuinely something different to say. Each page leads with the fact that decides that state for a non-resident — and two of them are there to talk you out of an expensive mistake.
- Wyoming LLC for Non-Residents
Wyoming is the cheapest US state to keep an LLC in and does not name members publicly. What it costs, when the annual report is due, and when to pick elsewhere. - Delaware LLC for Non-Residents
Delaware charges a flat $300 annual LLC tax due 1 June whatever you earn. When the Court of Chancery is worth that, and when Wyoming is the better answer. - New Mexico LLC for Non-Residents
New Mexico requires no annual or biennial report from an LLC at all, and does not name members in the public record. Who that suits, and who it does not. - Florida LLC for Non-Residents
Florida publishes every LLC member’s name and address on Sunbiz and charges an unwaivable $400 late fee after 1 May. When Florida is right, and when it is not. - Texas LLC for Non-Residents
Texas has no income tax but requires a franchise tax report every year, including the years you owe nothing. What that means for a non-resident owner. - Nevada LLC for Non-Residents
Nevada requires an annual list and a state business licence renewal, making it the costliest of the privacy states. When that is worth paying for. - California LLC and the $800 Minimum Franchise Tax
California charges every LLC organised or registered there $800 a year regardless of profit — and can reach a Wyoming LLC through your customers or inventory. - New York LLC and the Publication Requirement
A new New York LLC must publish in two newspapers for six weeks, costing a few hundred dollars upstate and well over $1,000 in Manhattan. What that means.
For a specific kind of business
What changes when you sell on a marketplace, run a store, freelance, or build software. These are not the formation page with a word swapped: an Amazon seller has a state-nexus problem a freelancer does not have, and that is what each page is about.
- US LLC for Amazon Sellers Outside the United States
What a non-US Amazon seller needs: LLC, EIN, bank account — and why FBA inventory in a state can create tax obligations your Wyoming filing does not prevent. - US LLC for Freelancers Outside the United States
Invoice US clients as a US company, get paid on US rails, and separate your work from your personal assets — plus the annual filing nobody warns you about. - US LLC or C-Corporation for Non-US SaaS Founders
The entity decision that actually matters for SaaS: LLC if you are bootstrapping, Delaware C-corp if you are raising. Plus how SaaS sales tax nexus works. - US LLC for Shopify and Dropshipping Store Owners
Why non-US store owners form a US LLC: Shopify Payments, Stripe and PayPal onboarding. Which state to pick when you hold no US inventory, and what you file.
Forming from your country
What changes with where you live is mostly one thing: whether your country is on the IRS income tax treaty list, and what follows from that. These four are the cases where the answer differs — two with a treaty, two without, and one of those two with no personal income tax at home either.
- Forming a US LLC from India
The US side is routine for an Indian resident. The question to settle first is which Indian exchange-control route your remittance falls under. - Forming a US LLC from Nigeria
Nigeria has no US tax treaty — which for most founders changes nothing. The real constraint is which payment providers onboard Nigerian residents. - Forming a US LLC from Pakistan
Own a US LLC from Pakistan with no visit, no SSN and no US partner. What the US tax treaty does, what it does not, and what you still owe at home. - Forming a US LLC from the UAE
No US treaty, but no UAE personal income tax either — so the analysis is almost entirely on the US side, and it comes down to one question.
Not listed does not mean not possible. There is no country whose residents are barred from owning a US LLC, and the US side of the work is the same wherever you are.
Free reference, whether or not you buy anything
- US LLC Compliance Calendar for Non-Residents
Every federal and state deadline a non-resident-owned US LLC has to meet, in one table, with what happens if you miss each one. - Document Checklist for a Non-Resident US LLC
What you need at each stage — formation, EIN, banking, BOI report, annual return — and, more usefully, what you do not need.
Both are complete. Neither is a lead magnet with the useful half removed — if you would rather do this yourself, these are what you need.
How we price it
Our service fee and the government fee are quoted separately, always, because they behave differently — ours is fixed and refundable before we file, the government’s is set by an agency and is not. Full detail, including what is excluded and our refund terms, on the pricing page.
The IRS charges nothing for an EIN or an ITIN. If a provider’s quote does not separate their fee from the government’s, ask why.
Frequently asked questions
Which service should I start with?
Start with the state. Which state you form in changes your annual cost and whether your name appears in a public record, and it is the one decision that is awkward to reverse later. Everything else — EIN, registered agent, BOI report, annual filings — follows the same way whichever state you choose.
Do I need all of these services?
No. Most non-resident founders need formation, an EIN, a registered agent, a BOI report and one annual federal filing. ITIN, sales tax registration and trademark work apply to specific situations, and we will tell you when they do not apply to yours.