Form a US LLC from outside the US, with its EIN applied for.
We file your articles of organization in the state you choose, arrange the registered agent set out in your quote and prepare the company's EIN application, so the company has its papers and its tax number for US bank and payment accounts.
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- From $399 + state fee
- EIN application included
- Written quote first
In short
A US LLC can be owned by someone who lives in any country. Formation is a state filing; the EIN comes from the IRS afterwards, free of charge from the IRS itself. From the first year, a US LLC wholly owned by a foreign person files Form 5472 with a pro-forma 1120 each year it has a reportable transaction with its owner, and forming the company is one of them.
Your company, its registered agent and its EIN application.
Formation turns a name and a state into a company that can sign contracts, open accounts and invoice. We handle each filing and keep every document in one folder for you.
- Articles of organization filed with the state you choose, with the state's filing fee passed through at cost.
- Registered agent in that state, as set out in your quote: the company's address for official notices.
- EIN application on Form SS-4, prepared from your company documents and sent by the route the IRS opens to owners abroad.
- One folder with the filed articles, the state's confirmation and the IRS EIN letter.
What changes from one state to another.
Each state sets its own filing fee, its own yearly report or tax, and its own late charges. The federal rules, including Form 5472, are the same whichever state you choose.
We read the current fee on the state's own fee schedule on the day we write your quote, and the quote shows it as a separate line at cost. One example, from the state's own page:
| Item | Delaware LLC |
|---|---|
| Annual report | No annual report required |
| Annual tax | $400 a year, for the prior year |
| Due | On or before 1 June |
| Late payment | $200 penalty plus 1.5% interest per month on tax and penalty |
| Proration | Full tax for any part of the year the LLC exists |
Wyoming, New Mexico and other states: your quote states the current filing fee and yearly charge from that state's own schedule.
The company's tax number, applied for by fax, phone or mail.
The EIN is the company's federal tax number, and the IRS issues it free of charge. Its online application is for applicants with an SSN or ITIN; when the principal place of business is outside the US, the IRS directs applicants to phone, fax or mail.
The Form SS-4 instructions cover an owner abroad directly: where the responsible party has no SSN or ITIN and can't get one, the form takes "foreign" or N/A on that line.
On the application we give the reason the IRS instructions name for this kind of company: a foreign-owned U.S. disregarded entity filing Form 5472. We prepare Form SS-4 from your company documents, send it, and file the EIN letter with your company papers.
Already have an LLC without an EIN? We prepare and send the application on its own, priced below. An ITIN is a separate number for you as a person; ITIN explains when you need one.
What the company files from its first year.
A US LLC wholly owned by a foreign person is treated as a corporation for the reporting rules in section 6038A. It files Form 5472 attached to a pro-forma Form 1120 for each year it has a reportable transaction with a related party, and the instructions list amounts paid or received in connection with forming the entity, including contributions to it, among those transactions.
So the year the company is formed, and the money you put in to open its bank account, are on the first Form 5472. The Form 5472 guide explains the form, and the yearly calendar lists every federal and state date.
FinCEN's page says US companies are exempt from beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting, so a US-formed LLC files no BOI report.
From quote to EIN letter.
- 01
Written quote
Your state, the state fee at cost, our price and a date for each step.
- 02
Your details
After your bank transfer: the company name, your passport copy and the address the company will use.
- 03
Articles filed
We file with the state and send you the filed articles when the state returns them.
- 04
EIN
We send Form SS-4 and file the IRS EIN letter with your company papers.
One price for the company, the state fee at cost.
Standard prices for founders outside the US. Add monthly US bookkeeping from month one, so the first Form 5472 is built from records already kept.
US LLC formation
- Articles of organization filed
- Registered agent, as set out in your quote
- EIN application (Form SS-4) prepared and sent
- Every document in one folder
Formation questions.
Answered from the official pages listed under Sources, with the date we read them.
Do I have to visit the US to form an LLC?
Formation is a filing with the state, and the EIN application goes to the IRS by fax, phone or mail. Both are prepared from the documents you send us, wherever you live.
Which state should I choose?
Each state sets its own fees and yearly charges, and the federal rules are the same everywhere. On the call we compare the states you are considering, and your quote shows each one's current fee from the state's own schedule.
Can I get an EIN without an SSN or ITIN?
Yes. The IRS issues EINs to owners abroad who have neither: the Form SS-4 instructions say to enter "foreign" or N/A for that responsible party, and the application goes by phone, fax or mail.
What does the IRS charge for an EIN?
The IRS issues EINs free of charge. Our price covers preparing and sending Form SS-4 and filing the letter with your papers.
Will this get me a Stripe, PayPal or bank account?
A US LLC with its EIN can apply as a US business. Each bank and payment provider sets its own rules and decides on each application.
What does the company file after formation?
Form 5472 with a pro-forma 1120 for each year it has a reportable transaction with you, starting with the formation year, plus whatever yearly report or tax its state sets.
Sources
- IRS — Get an employer identification number · read 16 Oct 2026
- IRS — Instructions for Form SS-4 (Rev. December 2025) · read 14 Oct 2026
- IRS — Instructions for Form 5472 (Rev. December 2024) · read 14 Oct 2026
- FinCEN — Beneficial ownership information reporting · read 14 Oct 2026
- Delaware Division of Corporations — LLC, LP and GP annual tax · read 14 Oct 2026
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