US LLC formation & IRS compliance
Your US company, formed and kept in order — by people you can actually reach.
We register your LLC with the state, obtain your EIN, support your banking application and handle the annual federal filings that most owners discover too late. One named advisor, from the first call to the second year.
What we handle
Three phases, each with a defined output and a stated timeline.
State registration
Choice of state discussed with you, Articles of Organization filed, registered agent appointed for the first year, operating agreement prepared. State filing typically takes 3 to 5 business days; the complete sequence including the EIN usually runs 10 to 15 days.
EIN and account opening
Without an SSN or ITIN, the IRS does not issue an EIN online. We file by phone, which usually takes about a week. We then prepare and support your application to a US business account provider such as Mercury, Wise or Relay.
Annual filings
A foreign-owned single-member LLC generally files Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120 each year, alongside the state's annual report and registered agent renewal. Year one is included in the Premium engagement; later years are quoted separately.
What a US LLC does not do
We would rather lose a sale than sell you a structure that does not fit. This is the part most sites leave out.
It does not move your tax residence. If you live in your home country and run the business from there, your domestic rules on place of effective management, personal income tax, social contributions and foreign-account reporting continue to apply. A US filing obligation is added to them, not substituted for them.
It is not a way to invoice invisibly. Most jurisdictions have anti-abuse provisions aimed precisely at a resident operating through a foreign entity. In France, article 155 A of the Tax Code is the one to know. Comparable doctrines exist elsewhere.
It does not remove filing duties when there is no profit. Form 5472 is due on reportable transactions, not on income. The penalty for missing it starts at $25,000 per year.
Where an LLC genuinely fits — non-resident owners, internationally distributed clients, USD payment rails, contractors with no fixed base — we say so plainly and show the numbers. Where it does not, we tell you before you pay, and we say what would fit better.
Engagements and fees
Fixed fees, published. State filing fees are payable to the state and vary by jurisdiction; they are billed at cost on top.
Formation, done properly.
- State selection reviewed with you
- Articles of Organization filed
- Registered agent, first year
- Operating agreement
- EIN application
Formation plus getting operational.
- Everything in Essentiel
- Banking application prepared and supported
- Payment-processor setup guidance
- Annual compliance calendar
- One advisory call
Formation plus year one covered.
- Everything in Complet
- Form 5472 and pro forma 1120, year one
- Quarterly advisory calls
- Priority handling
VAT not applicable — article 293 B of the French Tax Code. Form 5472 in subsequent years is quoted separately.
Ready when you are
Tell us where you live, where your clients are and what you sell. We will tell you whether a US LLC is the right instrument before we quote for it.