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.
It works the other way too — for US citizens, green-card holders and other US tax residents with Indian bank accounts or mutual funds, we prepare the FBAR and a Form 8621 for each fund, from Indian statements we read every day. 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
- FBAR (FinCEN Form 114) — Indian accounts of US-based NRIs
- Form 8621 (PFIC) — Indian mutual funds of US-based NRIs
- 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 — and every US filing a US-based NRI's Indian accounts and mutual funds trigger — 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.
FBAR filing (FinCEN Form 114)
For US citizens, green-card holders and US tax residents whose Indian and other non-US accounts together exceed $10,000 at any point in the year. Filed with FinCEN, not the IRS.
Form 8621 (PFIC reporting)
Indian mutual funds generally count as passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) for US tax — one Form 8621 per fund, every year, with the PFIC tax computation each one needs.
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.
Yes, if you are a US person — a citizen, green-card holder, US tax resident or US entity — and the non-US accounts you own or hold signature authority over together exceeded $10,000 at any point in the year. Indian savings, NRE and NRO accounts, fixed deposits, demat accounts and mutual fund holdings all count, and a joint account counts in full. The FBAR is FinCEN Form 114 — a list of each account and its highest balance in the year — filed online with FinCEN rather than with your tax return, due April 15 and extended automatically to October 15. A non-wilful miss can cost up to $10,000 per report, indexed for inflation, so we prepare it every year at the same time as your Form 1040.
Because the IRS treats an Indian mutual fund as a Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC). A US person files Form 8621 for each fund, each year, with Form 1040 — twelve funds means twelve forms, a small-holdings exception aside. The default rules are harsh: gains and large distributions are taxed as ordinary income, the part belonging to earlier years at the top rate for each of those years plus an interest charge, with no long-term capital gains benefit. We check whether a mark-to-market or qualified electing fund (QEF) election is available, treat each SIP instalment as its own lot and compute the section 1291 figures on every redemption and switch. Leaving the form out keeps that year's whole return open to audit under section 6501(c)(8) until the form is filed.
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.
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