SERVICE 05 — ENTITY FORMATION & STRUCTURING
We match the structure to your goals, register in the state that fits your model, and stand up your compliance calendar before you open for business.
LLC or C-Corp? Delaware or your home state? Single-member or partnership? A $49 online filing service will happily register whatever you click, and the consequences arrive later: a tax structure that doesn't fit how you earn, a liability setup that doesn't protect what you are building, or an entity that scares off the investors you'll want in two years.
For founders entering the US from abroad, the stakes are higher. Visa category, home-country tax treatment, and repatriation plans shape which structure is going to work. Most incorporation services never ask.
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We start with your goals: fundraising, tax efficiency, liability protection, exit plans. Then we recommend the entity type that fits, register it in the state that makes sense for your situation (not just the one everyone names), obtain your EIN, draft the operating framework, and stand up your compliance calendar from day one. You start operating with the filings, registrations, and structure already in place.
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You make the entity decision once, with full information, and never have to unwind it. From incorporation to first filing, the path is laid out, and someone is walking it with you.
THE ENTITY DECISION
Do you intend to raise outside capital, and on what timeline?
Where will the owners be tax resident in five years?
What happens to this entity in an exit, a succession, or a wind-down?
Does your visa status or home-country tax position constrain the options?
SERVICE 05 — NEXT STEP
