US LLC for founders outside the US
We form your US LLC, obtain its EIN and provide a US business address. From the Growth package on, we also prepare your bank and payment applications with you.
Already have an LLC? Yearly filing and renewal →If your case needs more than a package covers, you get the price in writing before you pay. The yearly costs after formation are listed on the pricing page.
For founders who need a properly set up US company and will deal with banking themselves.
from€1,300
one-time · State filing fee included
Recommended if you need to receive payments
For founders who want to be paid by US customers and through payment providers.
from€2,500
one-time · State filing fee included
For founders building a presence in the US who want our team involved throughout the first year.
from€4,000
one-time · State filing fee included
Not included in any package
Registering an LLC is cheap. The real work starts later, when a bank reviews your documents, a payment provider asks questions or the first IRS filing is due.
Formation and EIN
If you do it yourself: Fill in the state and IRS forms yourself and chase them
With us: We file and track every step until the EIN is issued
Documents for banks
If you do it yourself: Check yourself that articles, EIN letter and address match
With us: One consistent document set, the way banks usually ask for it
Bank and payment providers
If you do it yourself: Apply on your own and handle any follow-up questions yourself
With us: From Growth, we prepare the applications with you
Form 5472 and deadlines
If you do it yourself: Know the deadlines yourself; the penalty starts at $25,000 per missing return
With us: Your filing calendar from day one; in the Tax package, our partner tax firm prepares and files the return
Who you talk to
If you do it yourself: Forums, support tickets, help pages
With us: Our team, in English or German, with answers in writing
We form your US LLC and provide the EIN, a US business address, the documents banks usually ask for and your filing calendar. You know the price before you pay.
Advice for founders doing business in the US from abroad. We cover banking and payments, expansion into the US, and how US issuers look at companies for credit and cashback.
Pick the package that fits. If you aren’t sure which one, talk to us first at no charge.
You fill in a short online questionnaire with names, owners and business purpose. It takes about ten minutes, in English or German.
We form the company, apply for the EIN with the IRS and set up the registered agent and business address.
You receive the documents banks usually ask for and your filing calendar. In Growth and US Market Access, we then prepare the bank and payment applications with you.
About us
Christian Steffen founded Freedom Formation. Day to day you work with our team in English or German, and we put our answers in writing so you can look them up later. US tax forms are prepared by a partner tax firm, and the registered agent is a US service provider.
Christian Steffen
Founder, Freedom Formation
Bank Access Check
Before you spend money on a company, find out which bank and payment routes are realistic for your nationality, residence and business.
No. The company can be formed and its EIN obtained while you are abroad. Some banks have requirements of their own, and we tell you what they are before you apply.
We don’t quote a fixed timeline, because the state and the IRS work to their own processing times. We follow every step and keep you informed of where your filing stands.
From the Growth package on, we prepare the application with you and tell you which banks are realistic for your nationality, residence and business. Whether an account is opened is decided by the bank alone, so we can’t promise one.
That depends on what the company does. Form 5472 is usually due every year, and your tax obligations in your home country remain. In the Tax package, our partner tax firm prepares Form 5472 with the pro forma Form 1120 for a single-owner LLC without US income. In other cases you get your own offer first.
Yes. The Tax package covers the yearly federal filing and the Renewal package covers agent and address. If you need help with banking, payments or growth, we advise you under US Market Access and send you a written offer with scope and price after a free call.
The first call is free and held in English or German. By the end of it you’ll know which package suits your case.
30 minutes, free of charge, in English or German. No obligation.
