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Guide me to do us llc by myself
- Thread starter minhaj291
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You can form a US LLC yourself directly on the Secretary of State website (Wyoming is popular if you’re non-US), usually $100–$150 plus $50–$150/year for a registered agent. The EIN is free from the IRS if you apply yourself. Don’t overpay middlemen $800+ just to file basic forms. The real challenge isn’t forming the LLC it’s banking, taxes, and staying compliant after it’s set up.
Ascot_international
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Wyoming if you are not a resident and don't want to spend too much moeny. You will still need a Registered Agent. But as Paymentflo said, the challenge is not that much on incorporating the company and it is on having a company you can really use. You can maybe find a bank outside the US, but if your plan is to use that corp to sell within the US through Amazon or any similar option, let me tell you that it's going to be almost impossible to get a PSP and an Amazon account without, at least, a nominee director. To do things right, some money will need to be invested. Otherwise you may not pay $800 to the middlemen, but you will have a 300-400$ useless corp. If your project doesn't require a local bank account and/or payment processing, then you should be fine
boruclan
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@paymentflo could u send me more details on ur processor
AllonaIBOSLLC
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Sure. You can actually create a Wyoming LLC yourself by: choosing a name, hiring a registered agent, filing the Articles of Organization ($100) on the Wyoming Secretary of State website, then applying for an EIN from the IRS, and opening a business bank account.
If you prefer a done-for-you service at a reasonable price, many people use Northwest Registered Agent, Bizee (formerly Incfile), or Firstbase since they handle the LLC formation, registered agent, and sometimes EIN as well.
airwolf137
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I prefer to do it byself but I am not sure after registering it with wyoming , what else do I need. i guess i shall see some video on youtube or perhaps if someone can guide me along.
buxe
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what is the real challenge then?
Like you said, the real headache is banking, EIN for non-US residents, and ongoing compliance. That’s where most people get stuck, not the formation part.
I think middlemen only make sense if you want convenience, otherwise DIY is the better move.
buxe
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Is there anyway to check if an registered agent is legit? I am unsure since yelp reviews... I have been trying to contact the secretary of state through email haven't received answers.
RoyalCeres68
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just stick to bigger registered agents or send a list and maybe someone already had experience with them
buxe
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The issue with the big ones they charged 100$+ to stay compliance every years while some agents only charge 49-50$+ each year for their service,,,
RoyalCeres68
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If you think that saving $50 a year justifies the potential problems/headaches, then you should go that route - for me, it's not worth it.
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If your company isn't going to earn $100 a year, there's no point in getting an LLC yet.
buxe
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Why so have you faced issue in the past? I bet you have a a big company that earns a lot I kind of understand where you are coming from ofcs when we get bigger we might switch to more pro agent with high cost fees rightnow i am just thinking to start that's why the price is convenient to me.
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Switching an agent will cost additional fees. Depending on the state, that may exceed the $50 difference in savings.
Also, make sure that the $50 agent isn't going to charge you additional fees for annual and monthly filings. In my experience, the $100/yr companies are all-inclusive, while the $50/yr companies will charge you an additional $20/mo.
buxe
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No the registered agent don't have the option to switch agent or might have i need to request i only pay 50$ fees every year for them to stay compliance. I don't think it will charge 20$/month no hidden fees they stated. But i've heard some person complaining. But they advertised they will scan all the documents your company receives and they will email them to you, but after receiving just a 3 documents, they started charging extra from what ive seen from the reviews.
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There's a sticky post on this section https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/h...s-us-bank-account-all-sources-shared.1417514/
Check this out.
Check this out.
buxe
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Thank you i am not this thread starter i've done the LLC research myself 1 year ago just joined the discussion to ask about peoples experiences on running LLC in the US.