Company Incorporation in United States
Formation of a Delaware LLC ($110 Certificate of Formation) or a Delaware C-Corporation (from $109, and the fee rises with authorised shares), with a Wyoming LLC ($100 Articles of Organization) as the cheaper alternative — then the IRS EIN that lets you bank and file. There is no federal incorporation authority: you are filing with a state. Delaware ownership is not public — the certificate names only the registered agent, never the members or shareholders — and a mandatory Delaware registered agent with a physical Delaware street address must be in place at filing (8 Del. No residency or citizenship requirement applies to members, shareholders or directors, and Delaware asks for no identity documents and no apostille at formation; the friction for a foreign founder is federal and downstream — obtaining an EIN without an SSN/ITIN, and the Form 5472 obligation of a foreign-owned single-member LLC.
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Every column is a vehicle you can actually incorporate here, and each is bought on its own terms. Every fact carries where it was read: on the authority’s own page, or — marked Indicative — on a filing platform or publication we name and link. Anything we could not read anywhere is marked Pending verification and confirmed with the authority before you pay.
| Delaware Limited Liability Company (LLC)Limited liability with federal pass-through tax and minimal formality — the common vehicle for a foreign founder holding a US operating or SaaS business | Delaware C-Corporation (stock corporation)Venture-backed startups raising priced equity and issuing options — the market-standard vehicle US institutional investors expect. Minimum one director (8 Del. C. s.141(b)) | Wyoming LLC (low-cost alternative)Cost-sensitive founders and holding structures that do not need Delaware's case-law depth — lower formation fee, strong privacy, no state corporate income tax. Delaware remains the choice for a future US venture raise | |
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| Minimum owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maximum owners | Pending verification | Pending verification | Pending verification |
| Minimum directors | Pending verification | 1 | Pending verification |
| Liability | limitedLimited to the member's capital contribution; members are not personally liable for the LLC's debts (6 Del. C. c.18). | limitedLimited to the shareholder's investment; shareholders are not personally liable for corporate debts (8 Del. C.). | limitedLimited to the member's contribution (W.S. Title 17, Ch. 29). |
| Foreign ownership | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tax treatment | Default federal pass-through: a single-member LLC is disregarded and a multi-member LLC is taxed as a partnership (Form … | Taxed as a C-corporation: the corporation itself pays federal corporate income tax at a flat 21% (IRC s.11(b)); distribu… | Same federal pass-through default as a Delaware LLC (or elect corporate/S-corp treatment). Wyoming levies no state perso… |
| Audit required | No | No | No |
| Audit threshold | Pending verification | Pending verification | Pending verification |
| Annual compliance | Low | Medium | Low |
| Typical use | Solo or small founder group, a holding company, or a foreign founder's US operating entity that wants flexible ownership… | Priced-round startups, companies issuing ESOPs, and any business raising from US venture funds, which almost universally… | Holding companies, asset-protection structures, and lean single-member businesses that want the cheapest compliant US LL… |
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Certificate of Formation — the only mandatory public filing for a Delaware LLC
States the LLC's name and the name and Delaware street address of the registered agent. It does NOT name the members or managers — Delaware LLC ownership is not public. One 'authorized person' signs (6 Del.
Operating Agreement — internal, not filed with the state
Governs ownership percentages, management and distributions. Not a state filing, but standard practice and expected by banks and investors.
Responsible party details for the IRS EIN application (Form SS-4)
An EIN is needed to open a US bank account and to file federal tax. A responsible party with an SSN/ITIN can apply online; a foreign responsible party without one applies by fax or mail, which is slower. The exact current IRS process and timeline for that route is expressly unverified in our research and is confirmed on irs.gov before we quote a turnaround.
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Delaware Certificate of Formation (domestic LLC) — state filing feeone line of this schedule appliesVERIFIED from the Delaware Division of Corporations Fee Schedule (Revised August 1, 2026). Filing fee plus municipality fee; add $9 per additional page for county recording. A single flat fee — unlike a corporation, an LLC fee does not vary by capital or shares. | $110Read at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Delaware Certificate of Incorporation (domestic stock corporation) — MINIMUM state filing feeone line of this schedule appliesVERIFIED as the MINIMUM only. The fee schedule marks incorporation as varying based on stock: $109 is the floor for a small authorised-share count and rises with the number and par value of authorised shares (8 Del. s.391), plus $9 per additional page. This is not the fee for a startup with a large authorised-share cap table, and we do not quote it as one — the stock-based increment is computed on the Division's own calculator at quote. | $109Read at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Name reservation, all entities, 120 days (optional)only if it appliesVERIFIED from the August 2026 fee schedule. Optional — a name can be checked and used directly at filing. | $75Read at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Certified copy of the filed certificate (optional)only if it appliesVERIFIED — $50 per document plus $2 per page. | $50Read at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Delaware same-day expedite (optional)only if it appliesVERIFIED — same-day $100, 24-hour $50. Priority 1 (1-hour) is $1,000 and Priority 2 (2-hour) is $500 per document or request. | $100Read at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Wyoming Articles of Organization (domestic LLC) — filing feeone line of this schedule appliesVERIFIED from the official Wyoming Secretary of State LLC Articles of Organization instructions: $100, the same online or by mail. Wyoming offers NO expedited filing and states processing of up to 15 business days. | $100Read at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Delaware or Wyoming registered agent (mandatory) — commercial pass-through costone line of this schedule appliesMandatory but NOT a government fee, so no amount is asserted. Every Delaware entity must continuously maintain a registered agent with a physical Delaware street address, open in business hours to accept service of process (8 Del. s.132); a Wyoming LLC's agent must have a physical Wyoming address, a PO box alone being insufficient (W.S. 17-28-101 to 17-28-111). Commercial agents were observed charging roughly USD 50-300 a year across 2026 comparisons — a range, not a published figure. | Confirmed before payment |
| IRS EIN (Form SS-4)Our 10 September 2026 research captured no published IRS charge for EIN issuance, so no amount — not even zero — is asserted here. Confirmed on irs.gov at quote, together with the fax route for a responsible party without an SSN/ITIN. | Confirmed before payment |
| Comriq professional fee | Fixed fee within 1 business day |
These are the authority’s published lines. Which of them apply depends on your filing — a schedule by headcount, capital or entity type is one line, not all of them — and the applicable line is confirmed before payment, at cost.
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Name Checked / Reserved
Availability confirmed and the LLC or corporate designator checked; optionally reserved for 120 days for $75.
Registered Agent Appointed
Mandatory before or at filing — a physical Delaware street address (8 Del. s.132), or a physical Wyoming address for a Wyoming LLC.
State Filing
Certificate of Formation ($110), Certificate of Incorporation (from $109, varying by authorised shares) or Wyoming Articles of Organization ($100) filed.
Organisational Actions
Operating Agreement adopted, or bylaws adopted with directors and officers appointed, founder stock issued and the stock ledger opened.
EIN Obtained
Form SS-4 filed with the IRS for the federal tax ID needed to bank and file; the non-SSN/ITIN route is by fax and takes longer.
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Verified September 2026
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations (Wyoming Secretary of State for a Wyoming LLC) and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.