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Everything a US entity owes, and everything foreign ownership adds on top.

Compliance filings, the inbound reporting most domestic firms never think to ask about, and the advisory work that decides how much of it you owe next year. Fixed fee, scoped before anything starts.

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Annual obligationsForeign-owned US LLC

EINbefore you file

Pro forma Form 112004/15

Form 5472, per related party04/15

Beneficial ownership, if foreign-formed30 days

State report, where registeredvaries

Failure to file Form 5472 is $25,000 per form, per year, with no cap and no statute of limitations. It applies even when the entity has no income.

Who we help

Who owns it changes everything

In the US your filings follow your entity type and who owns it, not your revenue. A Wyoming LLC owned from Berlin owes things an identical LLC owned from Boise does not. Start with whichever is closest to your structure.

Foreign-owned

Non-resident owners of a US LLC

Form 5472 and a pro forma 1120 every year, even at zero income, plus the EIN and state filings that go with it.

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Foreign parent

Foreign companies with a US subsidiary or branch

Form 1120-F, branch profits, transfer pricing and beneficial ownership reporting.

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Marketplace

Ecommerce and marketplace sellers

Economic nexus across states, facilitator rules, and inventory that creates obligations you did not choose.

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Startup

Founders and Delaware C corporations

Formation elections, franchise tax, 83(b) timing and books that survive diligence.

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Domestic

US small businesses and S corporations

Federal and state returns, reasonable compensation, and an owner who understands the numbers.

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Does the entity exist to hold property?

Rental income, FIRPTA withholding, the net-basis election and estate exposure are handled by US Real Estate CPA — our property practice, and a Taxule firm.

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What we handle

Two groups of filings, plus the advice that shapes them

Compliance is what every US entity owes. Foreign ownership is what gets added when the owner sits outside the country. Advisory is the work that decides how much of both you owe next year.

Compliance

01

Federal and state income tax returnsForms 1120, 1120-S, 1065 and 1120-F

Sales tax nexus, registration and filingMapped by state before it becomes a liability

Payroll and employment taxFederal and state, including multi-state employees

Bookkeeping and financial statementsNumbers you can act on, not just archive

State registrations, registered agent and annual reportsThe filings that keep the entity in good standing

Foreign ownership

02

Form 5472 and foreign-owned LLC reportingIncluding the pro forma 1120 and reportable transactions

Form 1120-F and branch reportingEffectively connected income and branch profits tax

Beneficial ownership for foreign-formed entitiesWhere an entity formed abroad is registered in a US state

EIN and ITIN applicationsThe numbers everything else depends on

Treaty positions and the W-8 seriesClaimed properly, with substantiation behind them

Transfer pricing for inbound groupsIntercompany terms that stand up to review

Advisory

03

Entity selection and electionsS corporation, C corporation and check-the-box

Multi-state nexus planningDeciding where to register before a state decides for you

Owner compensation and reasonable salaryA defensible split between salary and distribution

Fractional CFOForecasting and financial oversight without a full-time hire

Transaction supportBuying, selling or restructuring, with the tax consequences mapped first

Where we fit

The filings nobody warned you about are the expensive ones.

Most US firms are built for US owners. When the owner sits outside the country the reporting changes completely, and a domestic preparer often does not know to ask. That gap is where the penalties live.

Inbound is the whole practiceForeign ownership is not a side service here, it is the reason we exist

A licensed CPA signs the workNot a filing service, and not software with a support queue

Scoped and fixed before we beginPriced from your entity and ownership, never from a timesheet

Remote by designOur clients are rarely in the same country as us, let alone the same state

Fees

You will know the number before we start

Engagements start at $2,400 a year. The figure you actually pay comes from scoping your entity type, ownership and where you trade, and it is fixed before any work begins.

How our pricing works

Licensed

CPA · Montana

Focus

Inbound to the US

Delivery

Remote, by design

Fees

Fixed, quoted up front

Billing

Never hourly

Next step

Tell us how the entity is owned.

A short set of questions about entity type, ownership and where you trade. We come back with a scope and a fixed price. If we are not the right firm for you, we will say so rather than quote for it.

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