US Company
US Tax Strategy Questions for a Non-Resident LLC
“Do I owe US income tax?” is not a slogan. It depends on where the work happens, where the inventory sits, whether you have a US office or dependent agent, and what your home country does with the same profit. We walk those questions before we pick forms. We do not sell a secret rate.
Strategy here means the right questions
Scriplit is not a licensed CPA firm. What we can do is put your facts next to the filing set we already prepare: 5472, 1065, 1040-NR when it applies, state reports, and sales-tax registration questions. If the facts need a treaty election, a corporate conversion, or an opinion letter, we will say that work belongs with a licensed professional — including in your home country.
Income tax and information reporting are different jobs
You can owe no US income tax and still owe Form 5472. You can owe income tax on effectively connected income and still need the information return. Mixing those two sentences is how people “optimize” themselves into a penalty.
Who this is for
About to form
You want to know whether a single-member LLC is even the right box before you pay a state fee.
Inventory in the US
FBA and other warehouse models change the conversation. See Amazon FBA and e-commerce tax.
Services performed abroad
Consultants and many SaaS teams. Source often follows the work, not the customer’s zip code.
Two countries asking for the same profit
We can describe the US forms. Home-country reporting is yours or a local advisor’s.
What you get
A filing map
Which US forms we think apply this year, in writing.
State versus federal
Wyoming annual report is not Delaware franchise tax is not sales tax.
Honest hand-off
When a CPA or lawyer is the right next hire, we say so.
Tied to real prices
The review leads to the $99 guidance, $249 SMLLC, or $499+ partnership packet — or a custom quote.
How the process works
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Activity memo
What you sell, where you live, where goods sit, whether anyone in the US can bind the company.
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Classification
Disregarded, partnership, or something that needs a specialist.
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Form list
Information returns, income returns, state reports, sales tax if nexus looks real.
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Quote or referral
We price what we will file. We will not price an opinion we are not licensed to give.
What we need from you
- A plain description of the business — not a pitch deck.
- Countries of residence for owners.
- Whether goods sit in US warehouses.
- Last year’s filings, if any exist.
Read this before you start
- Treaties are fact-specific. We will not fill Form 8833 from a blog table.
- A C-corporation can be better for some funding plans. That is a specialist conversation.
- Changing classification after you have banked and invoiced is expensive. Ask before you file Articles if you are unsure.
Common mistakes
Copying a stranger’s “zero US tax” thread
Their inventory and your inventory are not the same facts.
Ignoring the home country
A clean US 5472 does not settle tax where you live.
Buying a structure for Instagram
An LLC is a legal person with filings. It is not a badge.
Waiting until April panic
Extensions exist. Silence does not.
FAQ
Scriplit LLC is a Wyoming company that helps non-residents form US LLCs and prepare US information and tax filings. We are not a CPA firm or a law firm. This page is general information, not advice for your facts. Home-country tax, treaties, and your actual activity can change the result.
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Next steps on Scriplit
Write what you sell and where you sit when you sell it
A two-paragraph brief is enough to start. We reply with the filing set we think applies and a written price.