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US company setup checklist.

A practical readiness check for Indian founders and businesses planning a US company. Work through it before you choose a provider or submit a filing.

Discuss your setup

Use this to organise the conversation.

This checklist is general information. Your exact filing, tax and India-side requirements depend on the people, entity and transactions involved.

1. Clarify the setup

Write down who will own the company and where each owner is resident.
Decide what the company will sell, where customers are, and where work is performed.
Compare LLC and C-Corp treatment for your operating and fundraising plans.
Choose the state only after considering activity, investors, administration and recurring obligations.

2. Prepare the filing information

Shortlist the company name and check state availability.
Confirm the registered-agent arrangement and business mailing address.
Collect owner, director or manager details required for the chosen structure.
Agree who prepares, reviews and submits each filing before work starts.

3. Plan what follows formation

Map the EIN application and the responsible-party information it needs.
List the company records that should be retained in one controlled place.
Check banking and payment-provider eligibility before relying on an account.
Identify bookkeeping, tax and annual company obligations for the first year.

4. Connect the India side

Record how ownership or investment will be funded from India.
Discuss applicable overseas-investment and bank reporting before remitting funds.
Plan how cross-border invoices, payments and intercompany records will be documented.
Put annual India-side and US-side review dates on the same compliance calendar.

Ready to define the scope?

Share the structure you are considering and what you need the company to do. We will clarify responsibilities, fees, exclusions and next steps before work begins.

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Ready to define the scope?

Share the structure you are considering and what you need the company to do. We’ll clarify responsibilities, fees and next steps.

Start an enquiry Read the formation guide

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