US LLC on an F-1, OPT or H-1B Visa: Your Tax Bucket (2026)
Own a US LLC while living in the US on a visa? F, J, M and Q students stay nonresident aliens. H-1B, L-1, O-1 and E-2 holders usually do not. How to tell.
How to Pay Yourself From a US LLC as a Non-Resident (2026)
A nonresident owner of a single-member US LLC can't use payroll or an S-corp. What paying yourself means instead: the owner's draw, Form 5472 and W-8BEN.
How a Non-Resident-Owned US LLC Is Taxed (2026)
Two questions decide a non-resident's US tax on a single-member LLC: US trade or business, and income source. Plus Form 5472, 1040-NR, FDAP and treaties.
W-9 vs W-8BEN vs W-8BEN-E for a Foreign-Owned LLC (2026)
Which form a non-resident owner of a single-member US LLC gives Amazon, Upwork, KDP or a US client, why the EIN changes nothing, and what a wrong form does.
Closing a Foreign-Owned US LLC: Dissolution, Final 5472, and the EIN Reality (2026)
What closing a foreign-owned US LLC actually requires: state-level Articles of Dissolution, federal final Form 5472 + Pro Forma 1120 with Part V dissolution transactions, and the EIN closure letter — plus the different federal layer (Form 1065, K-1s, section 1446 withholding) that applies once the LLC has two or more members. The structural reality of the 'do nothing' option.
You Don't Need a CPA to File Taxes for Your US LLC (If You Have No Revenue Yet)
Zero-revenue, single-member, foreign-owned LLCs file Form 1120 plus Form 5472 by mail or fax. This is the structural workflow, the AI review step, and the thresholds where DIY stops being viable.
Forming a US LLC from India: Complete Guide (2026)
I mapped every step and compliance layer for Indian residents forming a US LLC — from RBI's LRS limits to Form 5472 penalties most guides skip.
Form 5472 for Chinese-Owned US LLCs: The $25K/Year Penalty (2026)
Chinese citizens with US LLCs file Form 5472 annually — the initial capital contribution alone triggers it. $25,000/year penalty, and paying a relative in China through the LLC means a second form.
Chinese Citizen Forming a US LLC: The Complete Guide (2026)
Step-by-step guide for Chinese citizens forming a US LLC. State selection, EIN, banking, plus SAFE and Form 5472 obligations.
Form 5472: $25,000 Penalty for Non-Resident LLCs (Filing Guide)
Every foreign-owned US LLC files Form 5472. Miss it: $25,000 per form per year. Deadlines, filing steps, and 7 providers' prices ($300-$1,999).