Setting up an LLC in the US when you have no statehood

caffemaven · Post by **caffemaven** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:05 pm

I am a US citizen working in Ontario with a work permit. I have no US address at all right now. I will be doing some consulting for a US firm that exists in many different states. They are demanding I set up an LLC. When I go online to try and set up the LLC they ask me which state. But I have no state. Any idea how to do this?

JGCA · Post by **JGCA** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 4:12 pm

For leagl purposes a LLC has to be formed under State Law so you need to get an LLC from a state so you need a registered office address in a state, then when the LLC is formed you can put an address outside of US into Canada. Then you rely on the Treaty to pay tax as a corp on any income you earn on your CND return.

Most perople use Delaware due to its easy set up rules.

caffemaven · Post by **caffemaven** » Sat Nov 09, 2013 7:07 pm

But if I use Delaware, don't I need an agent and an address in Delaware? My dad lives in New York, so I can use his address, though it seems NY is more expensive.

JGCA · Post by **JGCA** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:51 am

Yes the state does require that you have an agent for official address correspondence, mostky for teh annual filing. NY will impose state tax as where Delaware does not so the agency fee is well worth it to go with Derlaware.