Where you are tax resident
The single fact that changes everything downstream. If your residency has to move before the company does, that comes out here and not after you have paid.
How we work
Everything in. Priced once we know what it is.
There is no price list here, and that is deliberate. Below is exactly what is included, what the scope depends on, and where the closed figure comes from.
What is included
Nine pieces. All of them, every time.
None of this is an upsell that appears halfway through. It is what a working structure needs, so it is what the engagement is.
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Formation
The entity in the state your case actually calls for, not the one with the best marketing
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Registered agent
First year included, in the state of formation
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EIN from the IRS
Filed without an SSN or a prior ITIN, with its CP 575 letter
✓
Operating agreement
Drafted against your real structure, not a template with your name in it
✓
Banking file
The dossier assembled the way a compliance reviewer wants to read it
✓
Guided account opening
With you through the application, and if it is declined, we review and go again
✓
Payment processors
Stripe and whatever else you actually need to get paid
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Compliance calendar
Form 5472, state renewal and a reminder before every deadline
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A named human
Direct line to Isaac for the whole first year. There is no ticket queue
What the figure depends on
Four facts about you, not four tiers on a page
What the business actually does
A one-person services business and a store holding inventory in three countries are not the same file, the same banking conversation or the same annual workload.
Who else is in it
Partners, a holding layer or a second entity change the drafting and the filings. So does having none of them, which is often the right answer.
What keeping it alive costs
Year two is quoted the same day as year one. Renewal is not something you find out about in month twelve.
Every engagement starts with the assessment call. You come out of it with the structure your case calls for and a closed figure for building and keeping it, or with the reason not to build anything yet. If we conclude a US LLC does not fit your situation, we say so. And if you engage us and we fail to form your LLC, you get 100% back.
Year two, settled on day one
Renewal is quoted before you start
Keeping the entity alive is a named piece of work, not a surprise in month twelve: registered agent, state renewal, IRS filings (Form 5472 + pro-forma 1120) and a reminder from us before every deadline. You get that figure the same day as the first one.
What compliance actually involves →Every year, without you asking
- ✓ Registered agent renewed
- ✓ State annual report filed
- ✓ Form 5472 + 1120 to the IRS
- ✓ Reminders before every deadline
Against a checkout page
What you are actually comparing
If what you want is the paperwork and nothing else, a self-service platform will file it for less. That is a real option and we will say so out loud.
What you buy
- A checkout page
- A filing. The price is the product.
- This
- A structure someone answers for, priced once it is known what it is.
Before you pay
- A checkout page
- Nobody looks at your case.
- This
- The assessment. It can end in "do not form anything yet".
If the bank declines
- A checkout page
- A help centre article.
- This
- We review the file and apply again where it fits.
When your tax authority asks
- A checkout page
- "Consult a professional."
- This
- We knew what your structure meant where you live from day one.
Year two
- A checkout page
- You find out at renewal.
- This
- Quoted the same day as year one.
| A checkout page | This | |
|---|---|---|
| What you buy | A filing. The price is the product. | A structure someone answers for, priced once it is known what it is. |
| Before you pay | Nobody looks at your case. | The assessment. It can end in "do not form anything yet". |
| If the bank declines | A help centre article. | We review the file and apply again where it fits. |
| When your tax authority asks | "Consult a professional." | We knew what your structure meant where you live from day one. |
| Year two | You find out at renewal. | Quoted the same day as year one. |
The honest side-by-side is on doola vs Firstbase, with their published prices and what each one leaves to you.
Optional add-ons
Add them when you need them. Not before, and never by default.
ITIN
Your personal US tax number, for credit and personal accounts
Annual tax filing
IRS filings for subsequent years (5472 + 1120)
Traditional banking · Miami
In-branch opening at Chase, Bank of America or Citi
US credit building
Cards and a credit score from zero
Second account
Banking redundancy so one institution is never the whole plan
Holding structure
Two layers, for assets or multiple businesses
QUOTED BEFORE YOU COMMIT TO ANY OF THEM · NO LOCK-IN
Frequently asked
What everyone asks before booking
Why are there no prices on this page?
Because a number on a button forces every case into the same box, and that is exactly what a self-service platform is for. What we are paid for is judgement and the work of keeping a structure standing, and that can only be quoted once it is clear which structure it is. You get a closed figure after the assessment call, before you commit to anything.
Is this going to be expensive?
It costs more than a checkout page and we will not pretend otherwise. If all you want is the paperwork, a self-service platform will file it for less, and we would rather tell you that here than after invoicing you. What you are paying for is the part that decides whether the structure survives contact with a bank, a tax authority and year three.
What does the assessment call cost?
It is paid, and the amount is on the booking page before you confirm anything. It is deducted in full if we end up working together. Charging for it is what lets us prepare properly and what keeps the call from turning into a sales pitch.
What if the assessment concludes a US LLC is wrong for me?
Then we say so, and you leave with the reasoning and what to do instead. If you engage us and we fail to form your LLC, you get 100% back.
Are there hidden costs or drip-fed extras?
No. The quote you get after the assessment includes state formation fees and the first year of registered agent, and it states what keeping the entity alive costs the year after. The only separate items are the optional add-ons below, and none of them is added by default.
Is the bank account included?
The preparation of your file and hands-on support through the application are. The account itself is not something anyone can include: the decision belongs to the bank, every time. Our job is to get you to the right institution with the file they want to see, and to go again if the first one declines.
Where the figure comes from
Eleven questions first. The number after.
The fit check is free and takes a couple of minutes: it tells you whether a US LLC fits your situation, whether something else does, or whether nothing does yet. The call is where the scope and the figure get closed.