Set up a U.S. LLC as a non-U.S. founder and stay compliant
A live single-member U.S. LLC with an EIN, a U.S. business account, Stripe taking real payments, and your year-one compliance calendar mapped — set up in about 4-8 weeks without paying an agency $500 for the free parts.
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- Gets better over time — free updates included
- Run it on web and mobile
- Invite a partner to go through it with you — you share the same progress
- 7 knowledge checks to test what you've learned
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Who it's for
Non-U.S. residents (not U.S. citizens or green-card holders) running an online business — freelance, SaaS, agency, or creator — who mainly need Stripe, U.S. banking rails, or a U.S. business identity, and are comfortable doing paperwork carefully.
About this playbook
I set up my own U.S. LLC from outside the States to take Stripe payments, and I made almost every expensive mistake first: I nearly paid an agency for steps the government does for free, and I had never heard of the **Form 5472** filing that carries a $25,000 penalty. This is the guide I wish I'd had — for non-U.S. solopreneurs, SaaS founders, agency owners, and creators who want Stripe, cleaner banking, or a U.S. business identity, and want to do it right rather than fast-and-wrong. It walks you from 'which state' to a working payout, then hands you the compliance calendar that keeps the whole thing from quietly blowing up in April.
What you'll do, step by step
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Phase 1: Decide before you spend a dollar
0/3Half the people who form a U.S. LLC didn't need one, and a chunk of the rest picked the wrong state. Get these three calls right and everything after is just paperwork.
- 15 min
- 25 min
- 30 min
Phase 2: Form the LLC
5 stepsPhase 3: Get your EIN
2 stepsPhase 4: Wire up the money
3 stepsPhase 5: Stay compliant
3 stepsDetails
What you need first
A valid passport, a working email and phone, a card that pays in USD, the ability to send a fax (an online fax service is fine), and roughly $150-350 for first-year fees. No SSN or ITIN needed.
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I document running and growing a business in concrete steps — no jargon, no stages skipped.
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