Entity formation
LLC vs C-Corp and the state selection settled first — then the formation filings and operating documents, live within days, not months.
Your US business, run from India.
Formation to franchise tax to trademarks — one desk in India that keeps your US entity fully compliant.
The US desk
Formation is the easy part. Staying compliant is the work.
A recent client had his US entity registered and live in under a week — formed from India, without boarding a flight. The speed is not luck; it is a settled sequence. Entity choice, state selection, formation filings, EIN and bank guidance run in a fixed order we have executed many times over, so nothing waits on anyone working it out afresh.
Incorporation, though, is the smallest part of the work. A US entity generates filings for as long as it exists — federal returns, Form 5472 disclosures, state franchise tax, annual reports, trademark renewals — and a missed one costs far more than the formation ever did. We handle the whole lifecycle from one desk: not just the certificate on day one, but every filing that follows in year one, year two and beyond.
And because the same team also runs your Indian compliance, the two sides never drift apart. The foreign assets your Indian return must disclose, the LRS or ODI route your investment took, the DTAA position on the income — all of it is visible to the people filing your US returns, because the India-side FEMA and remittance work sits with the same cross-border desk. One team sees both, so nothing falls into the gap between two advisors.
At a glance
- US LLC & C-Corp formation — Delaware, Wyoming & beyond
- EIN & US bank account guidance
- Federal returns — 1120, 1065, 1040, 1040-NR
- Form 5472 for foreign-owned LLCs
- State & franchise tax compliance
- US bookkeeping on QuickBooks & Xero
- US trademark registration (USPTO)
What we handle
From formation to franchise tax to the trademark.
Every piece of a US entity's life, named and owned — so nothing depends on you remembering an American deadline from Indian time.
EIN & banking guidance
The IRS tax ID obtained without a US visit, and hands-on guidance through opening the US business bank account every platform asks for first.
Federal tax returns
Form 1120 for C-Corps, Form 1065 for partnerships and multi-member LLCs, Forms 1040 and 1040-NR for individuals — prepared and filed every year.
Form 5472 & foreign-owner disclosures
The disclosure every foreign-owned single-member LLC must file — missing it invites a $25,000 penalty, so ours goes out on time, every year.
State & franchise tax
Delaware franchise tax, annual reports and state income tax where it applies — computed and filed on schedule, so good standing is never in doubt.
US bookkeeping
Books maintained on QuickBooks and Xero that tie to the returns — the numbers filed with the IRS are the numbers in your ledgers, not a year-end scramble.
US trademark registration (USPTO)
Clearance search, filing and prosecution before the USPTO — protect the brand before you scale it, alongside the company that owns it.
Registered agent & compliance calendar
A registered agent in your state of formation and every US deadline tracked in one calendar — the same discipline we run for India.
Straight from a founder
A US company, live in under a week.
I got my company registered in the US in less than a week. I'd recommend CA Pranay Oswal to other Indian founders looking to incorporate entities in the US.
AD
Amit Dodani
Founder, Valuenaire
How it runs
Four steps from idea to a compliant US entity.
01
Structure call
LLC or C-Corp, which state, who owns it and from where — decided before anything is filed, so the structure is right the first time.
02
Form & activate
Incorporation, EIN and bank account guidance run in sequence — the entity is live and usable in days, not months.
03
Calendar
Federal, state and India-side deadlines mapped in one place — so no filing on either side of the border arrives as a surprise.
04
File & renew
Returns, franchise tax and trademark renewals — handled every year by the same desk that formed the entity.
Common questions
US questions, answered plainly.
Yes. Individuals generally invest under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme, while structures routed through an Indian entity fall under the Overseas Direct Investment framework. We assess the LRS and ODI implications first — before the entity is formed or any money moves — so the ownership is clean under FEMA from day one and the India-side disclosures that follow are already accounted for.
It depends on what the company is for. A Delaware C-Corp remains the default for startups planning to raise US venture capital — investors know its case law and expect it. Wyoming LLCs are inexpensive to maintain and popular with bootstrapped service businesses. And if your customers, team or inventory sit in one particular state, that state may matter more than either. We settle this on the structure call, not by template.
It follows the structure. A C-Corp files Form 1120. A partnership or multi-member LLC files Form 1065. A foreign-owned single-member LLC files Form 5472 attached to a pro-forma Form 1120 — even in a year with no US tax to pay. Individuals file Form 1040, or Form 1040-NR as non-residents. We map your entity to the right return on the structure call, then prepare and file it every year alongside the state compliance.
Franchise tax is a state's annual charge for keeping your entity in good standing — separate from income tax, and in states like Delaware it is payable even in a year with no revenue at all. The amount is a flat or computed annual figure that depends on the state and the entity type, not a percentage of profits. We track the due date, work out the amount and file it with the annual report, so good standing is never in question.
Yes. We run a USPTO clearance search first — so you know the mark is worth pursuing before you spend on it — then prepare and file the application and respond to office actions as they arise. Most clients pair it with formation: the company and the brand get protected together, before the product scales far enough for someone else to notice the name.
That turns on your residency. Indian residents are taxed on global income, but the India–US DTAA allocates taxing rights between the two countries, and where both tax the same income, Indian residents claim foreign tax credit by filing Form 67 along with their return. The exact position depends on your residency and the type of income — which is precisely what the structure call is designed to pin down before you commit to anything.
Have a deadline, a notice, or a plan to grow?
Get a clear answer on where you stand and what to do next — usually within one working day.