LLC, Inc or LP: you make the choice in America. You feel the consequences at home too.
US Business Entities Compared
Part of the guide US company formation: the guide for your real business in America
Limited Liability Company (LLC), C Corporation (Inc) and Limited Partnership (LP): the USA offers a range of business entities, and depending on your exact situation, each suits different ventures best. We give you a corporate law overview of these US companies, their individual advantages and where they work best. Our entity comparison shows you how choosing the right one of LLC, Inc and LP helps you avoid adverse tax consequences in the States and at home.
Want a US LLC that stays tax-free in the US? Then our sister site zerotax.llc is the right place. It covers the LLC for owners who live outside the US and whose business does not take place in the US: no permanent establishment, no US tax on the profit. This site covers the opposite: companies that genuinely operate in the US, have a permanent establishment there and pay taxes in the US. Both are run by the same firm in Austin, Mount Bonnell Advisors.
1US entity comparison
How to choose the right US entity for your business and avoid adverse tax consequences in the USA and at home.
Entity type, state and tax consequences, before you commit.
2Limited Liability Company (LLC)
A corporate law overview of the LLC: a flexible hybrid with many advantages and the most widely used business entity in the USA.
3C Corporation (Inc)
A corporate law overview of the C Corporation: the proven, popular US entity with a high degree of legal certainty.
4Limited Partnership (LP)
LLC, Inc or LP in Delaware, Florida, California, New York, Texas or Wyoming.
- The common US business entities are the Limited Liability Company (LLC), the C Corporation (Inc) and the Limited Partnership (LP).
- Which one fits depends on your plans and on how it is taxed in the USA and at home.
- The LLC without a permanent establishment in the USA is covered on zerotax.llc; this page is about companies that do business in the USA and pay tax there.
How we help you
- US Company FormationLLC, Inc or LP in Delaware, Florida, California, New York, Texas or Wyoming.
- Form an LLCThe US LLC with a permanent establishment, turnkey in six states.
- Form a CorporationThe US corporation (Inc) for growth, investors and your visa.
- Form a Limited PartnershipThe US LP for structures with a general partner and limited partners.
- Company formation consultationEntity type, state and tax consequences, before you commit.
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