Company registration in the USA

Organizational and legal forms

• Sole proprietorship;
• Partnership;
• Corporation;
• Limited Liability Company (LLC);
• Foreign Corporation – филиал иностранной компании;
• Joint Venture;
• Foreign Corporation Representative.

Structure of the company:

• The founders of the offshore in the US can be citizens of any country in the world;
• The shareholders of the company. The company law does not provide for the status of shareholders. The members play this role. The owner of the company and the beneficiary of the trust may be the same person;
• Secretary of the company - there are no requirements for the position of secretary;
• There are no restrictions on the citizenship of the company’s members.

Selection of a company name

The registration of names containing the words “Bank”, “Insurance”, “Trust”, “University”, “College”, etc. will not be allowed without obtaining the appropriate licenses.

Requirements

• LLC has the right to have an unlimited number of members - natural and legal entities, residents or non-residents of the United States;
• the rights and responsibilities of the members of the company, as well as the management of the company is determined by the Operating agreement;
• issuance of registered certificates of shares with different nominal values ​​and rights for payment of dividends, but shares may not be offered to third parties without the consent of the meeting of members of LLC;
• most US states require the company names to have the ending as follows: Limited Liability Company, LLC, Limited Company, or LC;
• as a legal entity, LLC is not subject to taxation in the US and only the members of the company pay taxes on their participation in the enterprise;
• if an LLC is established with a single member, then, in terms of tax accounting, such an enterprise may be considered as a corporation or a private entrepreneur in the United States, depending on various circumstances of economic activity;
• regardless of whether the LLC conducts economic activities in the US or not, it is obliged to conduct accounting and file financial statements in the United States.

What is included in the price?

Legalized documents (documents under the apostille):

• Original Certificate of Incorporation;
• Original of Resolution of the founder on the appointment of the first director;
• Originals of Constitutional Documents;
• Original General Power of Attorney;

Documentation:

• Undated decision to change a director;
• Trust declaration of denominations;
• Trust agreement for a non-resident trust;
• Decision on the issue of shares, shareholder register, share certificates;
• Rubber stamp;
• Delivery of documents to Ukraine.