How to Start a Company in the USA
Everything you need to know about setting up a company in the United States, whether you’re an immigrant or a US citizen who lives abroad. Incorporation in the U.S. can boost your company’s reputation and provide you with access to the world’s largest market and investors. If you are not a US citizen or operate a foreign company, forming a US corporation is a fantastic approach to extend your business into the US.
An LLC, or Limited Liability Company, is the finest corporate structure to employ when starting a firm in the United States. You do not need to be a US citizen or a US corporation to form a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in the United States. In the United States, foreign citizens and companies can incorporate a limited liability company (LLC).
As a result, we’ve prepared this step-by-step guide for people who live outside the United States and are looking for information on how to set up a corporation in the United States (whether it’s to open a US bank account and/or merchant account, open a physical US branch or for any other reason). Incorporation and Limited Liability Company (LLC) formation are the same thing, as discussed below.
To start a Corporation in the United States, you’ll need a “Certificate of Incorporation” or “Articles of Incorporation.” In the LLC form of these documents, they are referred to as “Articles of Organization” or “Certificates of Organization” (these documents may have different names depending on which state you choose). “Entity” can refer to a corporation or an LLC, and is defined as a non-individual enterprise.
- Choose the Right Business Entity Type to Form: (Corporation or LLC)
- Choose Right State/Location to Form Your Corporation or LLC
- Requirements to Form a corporation or LLC in the USA
- After Forming a US Corporation or US LLC
- Maintaining Your US Corporation or US LLC