Is Your Company Actually Fine? Check It in 20 Minutes
A free diagnostic: state-registry reconciliation, deadlines and a company dossier by email in 20 minutes.
Read articleInternational Compliance
Resources on international reporting, related parties, dividends, withholdings and the forms you don't want to miss before the deadline.
The IRS Is No Longer Waiting: 2026 Auto-Penalties for Form 5472
The IRS checks the form automatically — notices go out with no inspector. Even dormant companies are exposed.
Read articleForm 5472: Deadlines and the Form 7004 Extension
Who must file even with no income, the April 15 deadline, and the extension to October 15 via Form 7004.
Read articleWhat Documents Does a US Company Need: LLC, C-Corp, Sole Prop
Once the company is registered comes the package banks, investors and the IRS look at. What's required by law vs. de facto.
Read articleUS Sanctions and a Russian Passport: Who They Actually Apply To
Why location, not passport, is the criterion. EO 14071, OFAC Determination, and four scenarios in which the sanctions don't reach you.
Read articleLLC Address in the US in 2026: Why a Registered Agent No Longer Works for Banks
Mercury, Wise and Stripe stopped accepting registered-agent addresses. How to fix the address in a week without waiting for the discontinuation letter.
Read articlePreparing for Tax Season for International Companies
Deadlines, Forms 5471 and 5472, dividends, withholdings and a checklist of documents worth gathering in advance.
Read articleForm 5472 for Foreign-Owned LLCs: Who Files and the Cost of Missing It
A foreign owner of a single-member LLC must file Form 5472 with a pro forma 1120. What the form is and why you cannot skip it.
Read articleEIN Without SSN: The Non-Resident's 2026 Guide
Non-residents without an SSN cannot apply for an EIN online. Three working IRS channels: fax, mail, phone — with exact numbers, timelines and the one mistake that delays your LLC by 3–4 weeks.
Read articleWhat Is a Registered Agent (and Why Your LLC Probably Has the Wrong One)
A registered agent is not a bank address and not a lawyer. What they actually do, who can be one, and why the cheap $40/year option often costs more than a free resident friend.
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