LLC
Operational flexibility and pass-through treatment are often the attraction. Ownership, continuity and the foreign parent still need to be considered.
Become a U.S. brand
Launch your ambition
with the right foundation.
For a foreign business, company formation is not a filing exercise. It is the first operating decision in the United States.
Discuss the right structureFormation begins before the form
What must this company do?
The purpose determines the structure, state, ownership and records. Start with the business goal—not a fashionable jurisdiction.
- 01Sell B2B or B2C
- 02Raise angel or venture capital
- 03Build software or a U.S. team
- 04Manufacture with a Made-in-USA path
- 05Acquire a company or hold assets
- 06Build an L1-A expansion path
- 07Export from the U.S. to other markets
Two structures. One business reality.
Choose for how you will operate, not how quickly you can file.
C-Corporation
A familiar structure for shares, investment and continuity. Federal corporate tax is currently 21%; state obligations vary.
Employees, offices and warehouses create nexus. Incorporating in one state does not erase registration obligations in another.
A company record you can use
From state filing to signing authority.
01 · State
Certificate of formation or incorporation
1–7 days
02 · Federal
Employer Identification Number (EIN)
1 day with SSN · 4–5 weeks foreign-owned
03 · Authority
Bylaws or operating agreement · banking resolution
A coherent company record
04 · Ownership
Share or membership-interest certificates
Named owners · clear signing authority
New Jersey can be the business home
A filing becomes useful when it meets a real place.
38M
consumers within driving reach
35 min
to Newark Airport and Port NY/NJ
5
foreign trade zones
2
non-stop India routes: Delhi + Mumbai
After formation
The company has to keep running.
Banking
Receive in the U.S., pay suppliers, or transfer to a foreign account—subject to bank KYC.
Compliance
Annual reports, tax filings, franchise, sales and payroll tax, plus required ownership reporting.
Finance
Bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, financial statements, transfer pricing, review and audit support.
Protection
General, product, professional, directors-and-officers and other business insurance support.
“Their proactive approach helped us create our U.S. expansion plan from B2C to B2B.”
Putting You In Motion