Category: Company
Forming, managing and closing a U.S. LLC or corporation: states, agents and yearly filings.
Can a Disregarded Entity LLC Have Two Members?
A disregarded entity has one owner. With two members, an LLC is a partnership by default. The exceptions for married couples and what non-residents file.
Annual Report Filing for U.S. LLCs and Corporations
How to file an annual report: deadlines, fees and penalties in Florida, Delaware, Wyoming and California, and why a tax return does not replace it.
Virtual Office for a U.S. LLC Owned From Abroad
What a virtual office address does for a U.S. company run from abroad, what it does not replace, how banks and the IRS use your address and what it costs.
E-2 and EB-5 Investor Visas: Investment and Job Rules
What USCIS requires for E-2 and EB-5: investment at risk, substantial capital, the marginal enterprise test, job creation and minimum amounts.
LLC Ownership and Visas: E-2, L-1 and EB-5 Basics
Does a U.S. LLC or corporation help with a visa? What USCIS requires for E-2, L-1A and EB-5, and why company ownership alone never grants one.
U.S. Visas for Entrepreneurs: Types and Basics
Which U.S. visa options exist for entrepreneurs: visitor and ESTA, E-2, L-1A, O-1 and EB-5, what each requires and where a company helps and where it does not.
LLC Liability Protection: What It Covers and Doesn't
How limited liability works for a U.S. LLC: what state statutes say, what can still make you personally liable, and the habits that keep the protection.
Forming a U.S. LLC: Steps and What to Do After
Steps to form a U.S. LLC from abroad: entity, state, formation document, EIN, bank. Plus what happens after, and if you form an LLC and do nothing.
How to Add a Member to an LLC: Steps, Taxes and Filings
Adding a member to a single-member LLC changes its tax classification. Step-by-step process, IRS rules, EIN, state filings and what changes for non-residents.
Closing a U.S. LLC or Corporation: Steps, Taxes and Costs
How to close a U.S. LLC or corporation from abroad: state dissolution, final IRS returns, Form 5472 for the last year, closing the EIN account and costs.
Annual Compliance Requirements for U.S. LLCs & Corporations
The yearly filings every U.S. LLC and corporation must make: IRS returns, state annual reports and taxes, registered agent and what changed for BOI.
International Registered Agent: Choosing One You Can Trust
What a registered agent does, what state law requires, why prices differ so much and how non-resident founders can choose a provider they can trust.
Best State to Form an LLC: Wyoming, Florida or Delaware?
Wyoming, Florida, Delaware or New Mexico for a U.S. LLC owned from abroad: yearly state costs, reports, taxes, privacy and the three-year total cost.