A US LLC, an EIN, bank-ready documentation, consistent records for marketplace review, a clear sales-tax posture, and the annual filings — including the ones nobody warns you about — coordinated by a CPA firm that runs e-commerce and payments businesses too.
Forming the LLC is the easy part. Building consistent records for marketplace review — and keeping required tax filings on schedule — is the real work.
Founders come to us the same two ways: before they start, wanting it done right — or after a formation platform left them with a company, a rejected Amazon verification, and no one to call. Either way, the hard part was never the paperwork.
As a CPA firm that also operates payments and e-commerce companies, we coordinate the entity, EIN, banking documentation, and tax posture so records are consistent from day one and required filings sit on a calendar someone actually watches. Marketplaces and banks make their own approval decisions.
Different channels, different rules — from Amazon's KYC to who collects your sales tax. We fit the setup to how you actually sell.
Sending inventory into US fulfillment centers and selling through Seller Central, where account verification and inventory nexus both come into play.
Fulfilling yourself or selling across Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, or TikTok Shop — each with its own account and tax-collection rules. See the separate US LLC guide for TikTok Shop sellers for that platform's setup considerations.
Running your own store, where no marketplace collects sales tax for you and the obligation to register, collect, and file is entirely yours.
Selling across several channels at once and needing one clean entity, one reliable set of books, and one point of contact behind all of it.
One sequence, run by a single team. No handoffs between a filing service, a bookkeeper, and a tax preparer who never speak to each other.
A single-member LLC in the state that fits your plan. Wyoming is a common low-cost home (about $100 to file, $60 a year as of 2026); Delaware, with its $400 annual LLC tax, mainly if you will raise capital. A non-resident can own the entity without an SSN or visa, but state processing, EIN issuance, banking, and marketplace approval have separate requirements and timelines.
Applicants with no legal residence, principal place of business, or principal office in the United States or its territories cannot use the IRS online application. Current Form SS-4 instructions say a fax application can generally receive an EIN within four business days when a return fax number is provided; mail should be started four to five weeks before the number is needed. Processing can vary, so we start it early.
Documentation prepared for the fintech-friendly banks that work with non-resident-owned LLCs. Each bank runs its own KYC and makes its own decision; we give the application its strongest footing.
For sellers covered by the INFORM Consumers Act, marketplaces must collect and verify bank-account, contact, and tax-identification information. We prepare truthful, consistent, documentable records; Amazon applies its own policies and makes the approval decision.
Marketplace-facilitator laws mean Amazon now collects and remits sales tax in every US sales-tax state (as of 2026). We handle what is still yours: FBA inventory nexus questions, your own Shopify or DTC channel, and resale certificates for wholesale sourcing.
Monthly bookkeeping, the annual federal and state filings, W-8BEN/-E and 1099-K reconciliation, and an ETBUS and treaty analysis to determine whether you actually owe US income tax.
From a solo marketplace seller to a multi-channel brand with a fractional CFO — right-sized for where you are today, ready for where you're headed. Monthly accounting and accurate inventory and COGS tracking are the backbone of every tier: your margins are only as real as your books.
A right-sized version of the full stack for sellers on hosted marketplaces.
Everything an Amazon seller needs to launch clean and stay compliant.
For brands running their own store, where the sales-tax obligation is entirely yours.
Everything above, consolidated across every channel you sell on.
For businesses past the solo-seller stage that need CFO-level judgment without a full-time hire. Everything in the multichannel package, plus a dedicated CFO layer on top.
Every package is scoped and quoted to your channels and volume — no fixed tiers to squeeze into. The constant across all of them is disciplined monthly accounting and accurate inventory and COGS, because reliable margins start with reliable books.
Most non-resident owners meet Form 5472 the hard way — in a letter from the IRS. It doesn't have to be that way.
Whether Form 5472 applies depends on the entity, the owner's status, and reportable transactions. For many foreign-owned US disregarded entities, the common procedure is a pro-forma Form 1120 with Form 5472, filed by the applicable due date including extensions. Forming the company or moving money between you and the company can be a reportable transaction — but it is not true that every foreign-owned LLC always files regardless of the facts.
The initial penalty for a missed, late, or incomplete required Form 5472 is generally $25,000 per form — with continuation penalties of another $25,000 for every 30 days it stays unfiled after the IRS's statutory notice period. Failure to furnish certain international information can extend the assessment period for related tax under section 6501(c)(8); do not treat that as an unlimited penalty window. Follow current IRS delivery instructions. See the Form 5472 instructions and penalty page.
None of this is a problem when it is expected. When Form 5472 is required, we prepare and file it on time as part of the applicable engagement — so the first you hear of it is from us, not from an IRS notice. Already received a penalty notice? See our Form 5472 penalty help.
Forming a company is cheap and commoditized. The parts that actually protect you are not.
Platforms hand you documents and move on. Our work is scoped to the actual entity, channels, filings, and notices involved, with professional follow-through instead of an automated handoff.
Whether you owe US income tax depends on ETBUS and any treaty with your country, documented with a W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. We analyze it; a formation flow never asks.
When Form 5472 applies, we prepare it with the required pro-forma 1120 and keep the due date visible—alongside the sales-tax and accounting work that a formation template does not address.
Entity, EIN, banking, Amazon KYC, sales tax, books, and CFO support in one place — from a principal who runs payments and e-commerce operations businesses himself.
General information to help you plan. Your specifics may differ — that's what the first conversation is for.
In some cases you can register as an individual, but most non-resident sellers form a US LLC. It separates personal and business liability, it is what suppliers and wholesale accounts expect, and it gives you a clean structure for banking and tax. We help you decide based on where you sell and how you source.
For most e-commerce sellers, Wyoming is a common choice — low cost (about 100 dollars to file and 60 dollars a year as of 2026) and no state income tax. Delaware, with its 400-dollar annual LLC tax, mainly makes sense if you plan to raise venture capital or convert to a C-Corp. We match the state to your plans rather than defaulting.
Yes. Applicants with no legal residence, principal place of business, or principal office in the United States or its territories cannot use the online application. International applicants may use the methods in the Form SS-4 instructions. The IRS says fax can generally return an EIN within four business days when a return fax number is provided; mail should be started four to five weeks before the number is needed. Processing can vary.
For sellers covered by the INFORM Consumers Act, marketplaces must collect and verify bank-account, contact, and tax-identification information. Amazon also applies its own policies and makes the approval decision. Use truthful, consistent, documentable records; no address type or setup guarantees approval.
It depends. Whether you owe US income tax turns on whether you are engaged in a trade or business in the United States (ETBUS) and on any tax treaty between the US and your country, documented with a W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. This is exactly the analysis formation platforms skip — we do it as part of the engagement.
Form 5472 applicability depends on the entity, foreign ownership, and reportable transactions. Many foreign-owned US disregarded entities use a pro-forma Form 1120 when Form 5472 is required, and a quiet year may still contain reportable owner-company transactions. The initial penalty is generally $25,000 per required form. We review the facts before preparing the filing.
For marketplace sales, largely yes — marketplace-facilitator laws require Amazon to collect and remit sales tax in every US sales-tax state (as of 2026). But FBA inventory can create nexus that raises state registration questions, and sales through your own store or other non-marketplace channels are still your responsibility. We review your footprint and set up what is needed.
Often, yes. Several fintech-friendly banks work with non-resident-owned US LLCs, and we prepare your documentation to support the application. Each bank runs its own approval, so our role is to give you the strongest possible starting point.
Amazon requires sellers to carry liability insurance once gross sales exceed 10,000 dollars in a month. We flag this as you scale so coverage is in place before it becomes a compliance issue.
Both. Beyond formation, we offer packages that scale with you — from books, sales tax, and annual filings for a solo marketplace seller to consolidated multichannel accounting with a fractional CFO layer for an established brand. Monthly accounting and accurate inventory and COGS tracking are the backbone of every tier, because your margins are only as real as your books. Pricing is quote-based: tell us your channels and volume and we will scope it.
Tell us where you sell and how you source — we'll map the path from formation through ongoing compliance.