For non-U.S. residents
U.S. LLC formation with first-year support.
Guided LLC formation with registered agent, EIN, U.S. business address, and support with your first yearly filings.
From $660 all-in for the first year, state fees included.
Built by the team behind
Registered agent & U.S. address
Established U.S. partners
Yearly filings
Tax-expert reviewed workflows
How prepared are you?
The state filing is the easy part.
Comparing offers, formation looks simple at first. What gets lost is what actually matters for your own setup:
These questions belong together, because formation is only the first step. Some obligations only matter later. Overlook them, and the consequences are concrete:
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The yearly Form 5472 filing is missed: a penalty of at least $25,000.
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The annual report is missed: Wyoming can dissolve the LLC after 60 days.
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The Operating Agreement is off the shelf: the bank's review stalls on your documents.
None of this is complicated. You just need to know what belongs to the start and what comes after.
How it should be
A process that doesn't stop at formation.
Every step has its place, from the pre-check to your first yearly filing. You know what is done, where you are needed, and what comes next.
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01
Fit
Confirm the LLC fits you first.
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Form
Register the LLC in Florida or Wyoming.
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Set up
Set up the Operating Agreement and apply for the EIN.
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Organize
Keep mail and documents in order instead of digging through inboxes and folders.
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Prepare
Prepare the yearly filings from your answers and review them before filing.
How US LLC Light helps you
The building blocks of your LLC setup, included in year one.
US LLC Light combines formation with the support you need afterwards. You start with a clean setup and keep a reliable point of contact for the yearly steps.
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U.S. address & privacy
Registered agent and a U.S. business address are included. So you can start without an address of your own in the U.S. and keep your home address out of public records.
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U.S. LLC formation + EIN
Formation in Florida or Wyoming and guided preparation of the EIN application for your new LLC. Then you hold the core documents for opening an account with U.S. banks.
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Operating Agreement
Prepared for a foreign-owned single-member LLC and ready for bank and provider reviews.
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First-year support
Form 5472 with the pro-forma 1120 and the annual report prepared in year one from your answers. Reminders and the yearly questionnaire included.
What your LLC setup costs
U.S. LLC formation: costs in year one and year two
The key services of your LLC setup are included in year one. Here you see what is due at the start and from year two.
From year two you can renew the support, including registered agent and U.S. address, one year at a time. You receive an invoice; nothing is charged automatically.
| State | Year 1 | From year 2 |
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| Wyoming | $660 | $560 / year |
| Florida | $763.75 | $638.75 / year |
All amounts include the service fee ($500) and the state fees (Wyoming: $100 formation, $60 yearly license tax. Florida: $125 formation, $138.75 yearly state fees).
First-year support
Yearly filings: you answer, we prepare and file.
Included in year one, renewable yearly after that.
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Our part
We remind you in time
By email and in your dashboard, before a filing is due.
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Your part
You complete the yearly questionnaire
Guided, in your dashboard: the questions about your year and the documents that go with them.
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Our part
We review and prepare
From your answers we prepare Form 5472 with the pro-forma 1120 and the annual report.
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Together
You sign, we file
You review the prepared documents and sign digitally. Then we file them for you.
In practice
Everyone sounds good before you buy. What counts is what happens after.
How the service works in practice: client experiences and an external expert review.
Jenny K.
Online Language Tutor
“I looked into setting up a U.S. LLC a few times, but I've always been held back by uncertainty about whether I could handle the compliance requirements. With US LLC Light, I finally felt comfortable moving forward.”
Christian M.
Mastercoach
“I did not want a cheap filing and then months of guessing. The dashboard, documents, and yearly reminders made the whole setup feel much more manageable.”
Externally reviewed workflow
Eduard Fütterer
International tax expert
Externally reviewed workflow
“US LLC Light is structured for the supported foreign-owned single-member LLC use case. The workflow collects the right information, keeps preparation within a defined scope, and flags complexity before it becomes a hidden issue.”
Eduard Fütterer
International tax expert
Questions
Practical answers before you start.
Is US LLC Light right for my business?
Yes, if you live outside the U.S., are the only owner of your single-member U.S. LLC and run it mostly from abroad, with no operating presence of your own in the U.S. Typical clients are consultants, freelancers, SaaS and digital businesses, and location-independent founders.
Multiple owners, a U.S. owner, your own U.S. office, local employees, warehouse or inventory fall outside our service. The pre-check settles this before you pay.
Can I form a U.S. LLC as a non-resident?
Yes. You can open a U.S. LLC as a non-resident: formation requires neither U.S. residency nor a visa. You form from abroad, online, without a notary and without a trip to the U.S. What you need is a passport and a clear business model, and that is exactly what the pre-check verifies before you pay.
Read more in the guide: U.S. LLC for expats: when it makes sense and how your country of residence taxes it
Will my U.S. LLC be tax-free?
The honest answer: no, not automatically. If you live in one country and run the LLC from there, the profit is usually taxable where you are resident. A U.S. address changes nothing about that.
A U.S. LLC still makes sense for many founders: clean access to the U.S. market, U.S. payment providers and U.S. banking, with a lean structure, no share capital and no notary.
Anyone promising you tax-free without asking where you live is selling you a risk. We tell you before you buy, not after. For your personal situation: talk to your tax adviser, we do not replace tax advice.
Read more in the guide: Tax-free U.S. LLC? When 0% U.S. federal income tax is possible
Do I pay tax in the U.S.?
No, as long as you have no office or employees in the U.S. and don't perform your services there. Your single-member LLC counts as a disregarded entity in the U.S.: no U.S. federal income tax is due on the operating profit. The profit is taxed where you are tax resident. So the LLC is not tax-free. What stays in the U.S. is the yearly report: Form 5472 with the pro-forma 1120, a filing, not a payment.
Read more in the guide: What a foreign-owned single-member U.S. LLC means
Can I get a U.S. bank account?
The bank decides, not us. What is in our hands, you get: the core documents for opening the account, practical tips for onboarding, and the U.S. banking options non-U.S. residents commonly use. If the banking stalls, say because your industry counts as higher risk, our support helps you individually.
How long do LLC formation and the EIN take?
The formation itself is fast with us: same business day in Wyoming, about a week in Florida. The bigger time factor is the EIN application: without a personal SSN (Social Security number) or ITIN (individual taxpayer identification number) it goes to the IRS by fax, usually 2 weeks. If someone promises you an EIN in days, ask who gets entered as the responsible party. That should be you, not a service provider.
Do I still need a CPA?
No. Once a year you answer a few simple questions about your LLC, without IRS forms or tax jargon. Our IRS-registered tax preparer prepares your Form 5472 and pro-forma 1120 from your answers and files them for you.
Your next step
Put your plan into action.
The pre-check tells you before you pay whether we're the right fit for your plan. Still have a question? Clear it up first in a short call.