How does formation work?
Pick a country and a package, then complete one short online form and verify your ID with a passport and proof of address. We file your company with the registry, prepare the founding documents, register it for taxes where needed and keep it compliant with all annual filings, renewals and reminders in one dashboard.
How can I get an EIN?How can I get an EIN?When is a return due?When is ECI filed by?Do I sign up for tax?Does an S.A. pay tax?What is due and when?Where do my books go?Is an audit ever due?Why is a CIT-101 due?When is it all filed?When is the fee paid?How do I get the TIN?
We apply to the IRS for you as soon as your US LLC or C-Corp is formed. Without an SSN or ITIN, the EIN application is normally filed by fax or mail with Form SS-4, and the IRS usually responds within a few weeks. Once it arrives, you can use it to open a business bank account, file US taxes and sign up with Stripe.We apply to the IRS for you as soon as your US LLC or C-Corp is formed. Without an SSN or ITIN, the EIN application is normally filed by fax or mail with Form SS-4, and the IRS usually responds within a few weeks. Once it arrives, you can use it to open a business bank account, file US taxes and sign up with Stripe.The business registration certificate is issued with the certificate of incorporation, and year one is included. It is then renewed every year. Its first profits tax return is usually sent about 18 months after it is set up, with 3 months to file it, and audited accounts go with it. We send a reminder for all dates.ECI is the Estimated Chargeable Income your company reports to IRAS within 3 months of its year end, unless it is waived. The full Form C-S or Form C return follows it by 30 November. Profit is taxed at 17%, with exemptions on the first part of it. The annual return goes to ACRA, and we send reminders for all dates.Yes. Every UAE company registers for corporate tax with the FTA within 3 months of its incorporation, even with no profit, and late registration brings a fine. Go and Pro include this. A tax return is filed within 9 months of its year end. VAT at 5% is a separate tax, needed once taxable supplies pass the threshold.Not on profit from abroad, generally. An S.A. that serves clients abroad files no Panama income tax return, but it pays a yearly franchise tax, the tasa única, whatever it earns: by 15 July if it is set up January to June, or by 15 January if July to December. Its records go to the agent within 4 months of year end.A BVI company files no corporate tax return, as it is generally exempt from income tax. Every year it pays the licence fee, which is set by its authorised shares, and it files an economic substance return through its registered agent. Its annual financial return goes to that agent within 9 months after its year end.Accounting records go to the registered office in Mahé by 31 January and 31 July every year. Its yearly licence fee is paid by its anniversary, a financial summary within 6 months of its year end and an annual return by 31 December, too. An IBC trading abroad is not taxed there, as a rule, so it files no tax return.No. A Marshall Islands company that doesn’t trade there needs no audit, files no tax return and is exempt by law from local taxes. It keeps reliable accounting records for 5 years, pays the government fee on its anniversary date and files an economic substance report within 12 months, even with no relevant activity.Since 2021, Nevis companies fall under the Income Tax Act, so each LLC or corporation files a CIT-101 return with Inland Revenue each year, even if it has no income. Go includes this for year one. A company run from abroad is taxed only on its local income, if it has any, and it keeps all of its records for 5 years.By the end of its anniversary quarter, the company pays the government fee and files its annual return, with an economic substance return, even if it has no relevant activity. As Anguilla has no corporate income tax, it files no tax return. Its beneficial owners are filed with the Commercial Registry within 14 days.Each IBC pays its government fee on 1 January, with a 10% penalty if it is paid after 1 April. It also files its economic substance report within 9 months of year end, both via its agent. A standard IBC needs no audit or annual return, and a business licence is needed only if it does business in or from The Bahamas.We apply for a tax number with the Belize Tax Service once the company is filed with the Companies Registry. It then files its business tax return with its financial statements by 31 March, or an exemption claim if it qualifies as tax resident abroad with no presence in Belize. Its annual return is filed by 30 June.
Do I need to visit?
Usually not. A US LLC and offshore company formation in the BVI, Panama, Seychelles or Nevis can be done fully online with your passport and documents. A UAE residence visa needs a short visit to Dubai for the medical test and the Emirates ID biometrics, and some banks in Hong Kong or Singapore may ask you to visit.
Can I get a bank account for it as well?
We prepare your company file and help with your applications to banks and fintech providers such as Wise, Payoneer or Mercury, depending on the country. We explain what each bank asks for and review your answers before you submit them, but we can’t guarantee approval, as every bank makes its own compliance decision.
What’s a free zone company?What’s an LLC vs. a C-Corp?What’s a Hong Kong limited?What’s a Singapore limited?What’s a free zone company?What’s a Panama foundation?What does a BVI company do?What is the Seychelles IBC?What is Delaware-style law?What’s a Nevis LLC or Corp?What’s an Anguilla company?What’s a Bahamian IBC like?What’s a company in Belize?
A UAE free zone company is licensed by its free zone authority and allows 100% foreign ownership, often with a simple setup and no local partner. It suits consultancy, e-commerce and online businesses, while a mainland licence is the better fit for trading directly with local clients and bidding for government work.An LLC is the simpler, pass-through choice and it is the best fit for most founders: a single-member LLC owned from abroad pays no federal income tax itself, but it files Form 5472 every year. A C-Corp suits raising capital, often in Delaware, and pays 21% federal tax on its profit, plus state tax, where it applies.It is a private company limited by shares, filed with the Companies Registry. It needs at least one shareholder and one director who is an individual, from any country, plus a registered office in Hong Kong. Only profit arising in Hong Kong is taxed, at 8.25% on the first part and 16.5% above. There’s no VAT or GST.A private limited company, or Pte. Ltd., filed with ACRA for trading, services or holding. It can be 100% foreign owned from one share, with at least one shareholder and one director resident in Singapore. Profit is taxed at a flat 17%, with a start-up exemption for the first 3 years if it is managed from Singapore.A UAE free zone company is licensed by its free zone authority and allows 100% foreign ownership, often with a simple setup and no local partner. It suits consultancy, e-commerce and online businesses, while a mainland licence is the better fit for trading directly with local clients and bidding for government work.A private interest foundation is an entity for holding and passing on assets. It has to have minimum initial assets, a council of 3 members (or a company) and a lawyer as its resident agent, and it can’t run a business as a habit. For trading, the usual pick is a corporation (S.A.), which needs at least 3 directors.A BVI company is a flexible company for holding and trading, with one shareholder and one director. It needs a licensed agent and office in Tortola, and our setup authorises 50,000 shares with no par value. It pays 0% tax in the BVI, but if it is in holding, finance, IP or distribution, it must show substance there.An IBC is a company to trade or hold assets, filed with the FSA by a licensed agent in Mahé. Its director and its shareholder can be of any nationality, and the director can be a legal entity. It needs no secretary. Seychelles taxes only income that arises there, so profit made abroad is, as a rule, not taxed there.The local law is modelled on Delaware’s, for its corporation and its LLC alike. A corporation suits trade, holding and investors, with at least one director and a secretary, of any nationality at all. An LLC allows a flexible profit split and it is run by its members or managers, who can be people or legal entities.A Nevis LLC fits a sole owner or a few partners: one member is enough, and its members or managers can live anywhere, with no capital or officers needed. A corporation suits ownership by shares and investors, with at least one director and one shareholder of any nationality. It is not allowed to issue bearer shares.An Anguilla company is a flexible company for holding or trading, filed with the Commercial Registry by a licensed agent that has its office in Anguilla. One shareholder and one director, of any nationality, are enough, and our standard setup authorises 50,000 shares, so that its fee stays in the lowest band of all.It is an International Business Company (IBC), filed with the Registrar General in Nassau. It needs one shareholder and one director, of any nationality, living anywhere, plus a licensed registered agent and office in The Bahamas. It pays no corporate income tax, and nothing is withheld on the dividends it pays out.A Belize company is limited by shares and filed with the Registry, as a Ltd, Inc. or Corp., for trading or holding. It needs one director and one shareholder of any nationality, plus a licensed agent and office if it is foreign-owned. There is no corporate income tax; instead, business tax applies to gross receipts.
Can I form a US LLC with no SSN?Can I form a US LLC with no SSN?Is a Hong Kong Ltd. open to all?Can I own a Singapore Pte. Ltd.?Can a UAE firm be fully foreign?Who is able to set up in Panama?Must a director live in the BVI?Who can be a director of an IBC?Who can run an LLC or the Corp.?Who is eligible to own in Nevis?Who can run my firm in Anguilla?Can I be the director of my IBC?Can I own a Belize Ltd remotely?
Yes. You don’t need to be a US citizen or a resident to own a US LLC, and you don’t need an SSN to start. We file in Delaware or Wyoming, add a registered agent with a US address, prepare your LLC operating agreement and apply for your EIN by fax or mail, so you can then open a bank account and start trading online.Yes. You don’t need to be a US citizen or a resident to own a US LLC, and you don’t need an SSN to start. We file in Delaware or Wyoming, add a registered agent with a US address, prepare your LLC operating agreement and apply for your EIN by fax or mail, so you can then open a bank account and start trading online.Anyone from any country. You need at least one shareholder and one director who is an individual, and directors don’t need to live in Hong Kong. The company secretary must live in Hong Kong or be a Hong Kong company, and the registered office must be there. Ours are included for year one, with business registration.Yes. Shareholders can be 100% foreign, from a single share, so it can be fully yours from abroad. One director must live in Singapore; ours, set up via a registered provider, is included for year one. It also needs a secretary within 6 months and a registered office in Singapore, and both of these are included, too.Yes. A free zone company permits 100% foreign ownership, with at least one shareholder and a manager. On the mainland, full foreign ownership is fine for most activities since 2021, but with limits for strategic impact activities. A residence visa is optional: Go processes 1, Pro up to 3, with the visa fees at cost.Anyone can, via a resident agent, which every Panama company must have; ours in Panama City is included in year one. An S.A. needs at least 3 directors, plus a president, secretary and treasurer. A foundation needs a council of 3 members or one company, a lawyer as its resident agent and a minimum of initial assets.No. One shareholder and one director are enough, and you don’t need any local directors. A licensed BVI registered agent and office are mandatory, and ours, in Tortola, is included for year one. We also provide the certificate of incumbency, listing your directors and shareholders, that banks ask for when you apply.Anyone, of any nationality at all: a director can be a person or a firm, and it needs no secretary. One director and one shareholder are enough, and the first director is named within 30 days. From 1 January 2027 current directors’ names show up in official searches. A licensed agent and office in Mahé are required.Its members or managers, who can be people or companies, and its operating agreement isn’t filed. A corporation needs at least one director and a secretary, of any nationality, with no local directors needed. Either way, the Trust Company of the Marshall Islands in Majuro is the agent for every non-resident company.Anyone. Members, managers and directors can all live anywhere. An LLC needs just one member and no capital; a corporation needs at least one director and shareholder, of any nationality, and it can’t issue bearer shares. Your licensed Nevis agent holds the details of owners, and it has to get any changes in 15 days.Anyone, of any nationality: one director and one shareholder are enough, and no local director is needed. A licensed Anguilla registered agent and office are a must, and ours is included for year one. Beneficial owners are filed with the Commercial Registry within 14 days of incorporation and again after any change.Yes. Directors can be of any nationality and live anywhere, and one shareholder and one director are enough. Since 19 January 2026, they must use their own judgement, so it is not allowed to act on someone else’s instructions. A licensed agent and office in The Bahamas are required, and ours is included in year one.Yes. One director and one shareholder of any nationality are enough. If it is foreign-owned, it needs a licensed Belize agent and office, and ours is included for year one. Its registers of members, directors and beneficial owners are filed with the Registry. We also apply for its tax ID with the Belize Tax Service.
How long does registration take?
It depends on the country and the registry’s workload. A Wyoming or Delaware LLC is normally filed within a few business days, a Hong Kong company is usually incorporated by the Companies Registry within hours, and a BVI or Panama company within 1–2 weeks. A UAE licence, residence visa or EIN can take several weeks.
Is offshore legal?
Owning a BVI or Panama company is legal when it is operated transparently and reported correctly. We run KYC and AML checks on every owner and director, file via a licensed local agent, and you remain responsible for declaring the company and paying tax where you live, including any controlled foreign company rules.