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Forming a US LLC from abroad takes six steps, four of them with a state office, a registered agent or the IRS, and each one feeds the next. Here is what the state and the IRS ask for at each step, what Wyoming, Delaware and New Mexico charge, how to get an EIN without an SSN, and which filings come due once the LLC exists.
Formation Forming a US LLC from abroad does not require a US address of your own. This guide follows the address question in the order you meet it: the state filing, the registered office, Form SS-4, Form 5472 and tax mail, then bank and payment applications, and says whose rule applies at each step.
Formation A US LLC in Wyoming, Delaware or New Mexico names someone in the state to accept legal papers. This guide explains what that agent legally does, who may serve in Wyoming, Delaware and New Mexico, why living abroad usually rules you out, how to change agents, and what state law says happens if an agent resigns and is not replaced.
Formation What the words on US LLC forms mean and why each one matters, grouped by when you meet them: forming the company, getting a tax identity and running it. Includes the terms that are easy to mix up, such as responsible party and beneficial owner, and the three meanings of "foreign".
Formation The IRS says most states do not restrict who owns an LLC, and Delaware and Wyoming set no citizenship or residence test. This FAQ explains the conditions behind that answer: sanctions rules, what ownership does not allow, the EIN without an SSN, how a foreign-owned single-member LLC is classified, and why banks and payment providers make their own decisions.
Formation A Wyoming, Delaware or New Mexico LLC files no beneficial ownership report with FinCEN, even with an owner outside the US. Here is who still reports, the one FinCEN ID duty a non-US founder can still have, how to check a BOI letter or add-on, and what your LLC still owes the state, the IRS and your bank.
Formation The report is due on the first day of your LLC's anniversary month, can be filed up to 120 days early, and costs $60 unless the company has more than $300,000 of assets in Wyoming. Miss it by more than 60 days and the state dissolves the LLC. Here are the dates, the filing steps and the way back.
Formation A state filing, a mail service and a payment provider are each asking about a different address role. This guide explains what a registered agent address, a virtual mailbox and an operating address are for.
Formation Four documents carry most of the weight for a US LLC. This guide explains who prepares or issues each one, what it evidences, and which request each one answers.
Formation LLC, S-Corp, or C-Corp? Non-resident aliens cannot hold S corporation shares — and that is a US tax status, not just living abroad. Here is what each term actually means.
Formation Wyoming, Delaware, or New Mexico: what actually differs for a non-resident founder, and which one fits your business.
Formation Thinking about forming a US LLC from Egypt? Here’s a practical overview of the typical steps, documents, and considerations freelancers should review before moving forward.