Delaware
Limited Liability Company · Americas
Company, registered office, banking file and annual upkeep, run by us, with a local correspondent where we have one.
Who this jurisdiction suits
- The most developed company law in the United States, predictable case law.
- Immediate recognition by investors and platforms.
- Incorporation in 48 hours.
What it does not solve
- Delaware franchise tax each year, often omitted from comparisons.
- Deposit banks out of reach without physical presence: fintechs in practice.
Conditions to meet
Fintechs (Mercury, Relay, Wise). Deposit banks require physical presence.
Registered agent and address mandatory, both included. The income remains taxable in your country of residence: the LLC creates no exemption by itself.
Not offered. A business address is sufficient for this structure.
Services and prices
Prices for this jurisdiction are set during the scoping call. We publish a price only where we hold it without reservation.
Registered office and premises
Documents required
- Passport of each member
- Proof of address less than three months old
- Description of the activity and expected flows
- Tax identification number in your country of residence
- Three proposed names
How it runs
- Scoping and identity verificationWe check in particular that your activity does not create a US taxable establishment, which would change the whole reasoning.
- State filingFiling the articles of organization, appointing the registered agent and address.
- Operating agreementDrafting the internal agreement: split, governance, distributions, exit.
- Obtaining the EINApplying for the federal tax identification number with the IRS, without a US social security number.
- Account and filing obligationsSupported fintech account opening, then filing Form 5472 and the pro forma 1120 for the first year.
Where these figures come from
Recorded on 21 September 2026, jurisdiction by jurisdiction. Rates and thresholds move, and they depend on your shareholding, your activity and your residence: we revalidate every point with a licensed adviser on the ground before committing you. That is what makes a figure quoted here still hold on the day you sign.
What we do for you
Company, registered office, banking file and annual upkeep, run by us, with a local correspondent where we have one.
Arbitration
We compare this jurisdiction with the two or three others that answer the same need, and tell you which one holds for your activity and your residence.
Incorporation
Articles, name reservation, filing with the register and collection of the official documents, through a local correspondent or our team, named before signature.
Registered office
Address on the register, mail handling, virtual office or real premises according to what local regulation actually requires.
Banking file
Preparation of the file the local institutions expect and introduction to at least two of them. No account opening is guaranteed.
Substance
The elements that make the arrangement defensible before your home tax authority: effective management, contracts, genuine presence.
Annual upkeep
Renewals, periodic filings, beneficial ownership register, deadline alerts. This is where structures get lost.