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- Non-US founders
- International digital businesses
- Operators assessing a US commercial presence
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US LLC Setup
Formation and operational readiness support for suitable international digital businesses.
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Resolve the gaps before they become application risk.
- An LLC is being considered without a clear operating, tax and reporting model.
- Formation, EIN, banking and post-formation obligations are not coordinated.
- US and home-country consequences have not been separated or reviewed.
A coordinated, reviewable workstream.
- Ownership and use-case review
- State and formation coordination
- EIN process support
- Operating-document and account-readiness checklist
- Compliance and professional-adviser handoff
Delivery process
From operating facts to a clear handoff.
Every step creates a documented work product. Timelines and third-party decisions depend on the facts, responsiveness and provider review.
- 01
Use-case review
Clarify ownership, tax residence, US connections, customers, products and intended account or payment use.
- 02
Formation plan
Document the proposed state, filing path, ownership details and known post-formation requirements.
- 03
Readiness work
Coordinate formation and EIN steps while preparing operating and provider-facing information.
- 04
Compliance handoff
Record recurring obligations and matters requiring US or home-country legal and tax advice.
What you leave with
Documented outputs, not guaranteed provider results.
These deliverables are supported by the defined service scope. They are not claims about approval, savings, account continuity or future outcomes.
Formation record
A coordinated record of the agreed formation path and completed formation-support steps.
Supported by current service scopeOperating checklist
A practical checklist covering EIN, documents, accounts and known recurring obligations.
Supported by current service scopeAdviser question set
A documented set of tax and legal questions for review in the relevant countries.
Supported by current service scopeEngagement boundaries
Clear responsibilities protect the operating model.
We prepare and coordinate the agreed work. Banks, payment providers, authorities and qualified advisers remain responsible for their own decisions and professional opinions.
- An LLC is not presented as automatically tax free or reporting free.
- We do not provide an individual US or home-country tax opinion through this webpage.
- Banking, payment and tax-registration outcomes remain subject to third-party review.
Regional applicability
Global access. Rules tested where they apply.
European depth does not turn EU rules into universal rules. The legal analysis follows the people, entities, activity, data, providers and countries actually involved.
GLGlobal applicability
US formation and tax classification are only part of the analysis.
Federal and state treatment must be reviewed alongside the owner's home-country classification, tax residence, reporting duties, customers, activity and any US trade or business questions.
- Federal tax classification and elections
- State formation and recurring obligations
- Foreign-owner information reporting
- Owner's home-country tax and reporting rules
EUEuropean focus
European owners must reconcile US and local treatment.
A US disregarded-entity classification does not determine the treatment in a European owner's country. Local classification, CFC or anti-abuse rules and potential DAC6 disclosure require country-specific advice.
- Local entity classification
- CFC and anti-abuse implementation
- Potential DAC6 reportability
- GDPR for EU-facing personal-data processing
Applicability sequence
Four facts determine which rules need review.
This is a scoping framework, not an automated legal or tax conclusion. One client can have more than one relevant country.
- 01
Client and activity location
Where are the owners, team, customers, decision-makers and day-to-day activity located?This can affect operating licences, permanent-establishment exposure, VAT, data rules and local filing duties.
- 02
Tax residence
Where are the owners and relevant entities treated as tax resident?Residence can determine worldwide-income reporting, CFC rules, treaty access and personal or corporate disclosure duties.
- 03
Service entity and substance
Which entity contracts, earns revenue, employs people, holds assets and makes decisions?The legal entity, place of management and operating substance shape accounting, beneficial-ownership and anti-abuse analysis.
- 04
Target financial institution
Where is the bank, payment provider or account-issuing entity that will review the application?Provider location, licence perimeter, risk policy and local AML/KYC rules can change evidence and onboarding requirements.
European rule map
Check only when an EU/EEA nexus exists.
For non-European arrangements, begin with the relevant local law. GDPR, DAC6 and ATAD are not global defaults.
GDPR
Personal-data scope
- When to check
- Check when an EU/EEA establishment processes personal data in its activities, or when a non-EU organisation offers goods or services to, or monitors, people in the EU/EEA.
- Facts to review
- Map the people, data, purposes, controller and processor roles, vendors, transfers and relevant national requirements.
- Boundary
- A global business is not automatically in scope for every GDPR obligation; the establishment, targeting, processing and risk facts matter.
DAC6
Mandatory disclosure
- When to check
- Check when an EU-based intermediary or, in certain cases, a taxpayer is involved in a cross-border arrangement that may meet the geographic scope and specified hallmarks.
- Facts to review
- Identify the parties, residences, business operations, intermediaries, hallmarks, reporting person, national implementation and deadline.
- Boundary
- A cross-border structure is not automatically reportable; the DAC6 criteria and the relevant Member State rules must be assessed.
ATAD
Corporate anti-avoidance
- When to check
- Check when EU corporate-tax exposure or a Member State implementation may engage interest limitation, exit tax, CFC, general anti-abuse or hybrid-mismatch measures.
- Facts to review
- Test the entity, tax residence, financing, asset movements, controlled companies, hybrid features, commercial rationale and local transposition.
- Boundary
- ATAD is not a global tax code and does not make every non-EU arrangement subject to EU corporate-tax rules.
LOCAL
National and provider rules
- When to check
- Always check the law of each relevant country and the rules of the company registry, tax authority, bank or payment provider involved.
- Facts to review
- Confirm corporate tax, VAT, permanent establishment, beneficial ownership, filings, licensing, AML/KYC and provider-specific evidence.
- Boundary
- EU directives do not replace national implementation, and Member State tax rules can differ from country to country.
Official reference context
These links explain the general regulatory background. They do not determine the law or filing duty for an individual case.
Common questions
Questions worth answering before an application.
01Is a US LLC automatically tax free for a non-US owner?+
No. US classification and filing duties can coexist with tax and reporting rules in the owner's country of residence.
02Does formation include an approved bank account?+
No. Account applications are separate and every provider makes its own onboarding and risk decision.
03Which state should be used?+
The choice depends on the use case, activity, owners, costs and professional advice; no single state is universally best.
Private consultation
Start with the facts of your operating model.
The first conversation identifies fit, open questions and the professional review required before any application or structural decision.
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