buygent

US company setup for foreign founders

Build the US company path before the paperwork starts.

Choose the entity, decide whether formation is still needed, review the disclosed Northwest handoff, and keep the post-formation checklist inside Buygent afterward.

Northwest checkoutConfirm final price there
Partner disclosureReferral relationship only
After formationChecklist stays here
  1. 1

    Entity

  2. 2

    Details

  3. 3

    Records

  4. 4

    Accounts

  5. 5

    Compliance

Founder profile

What should Buygent remember?

Start with the Northwest handoff, then return here to record the formation date, EIN status, registered agent, stock issuance, and foreign ownership facts.

Entity passport

Pick the US company shape

Founder-owned record

Tradeoff scan

Delaware LLCLess standard for venture-backed equity grants.
Delaware C-CorpMore formalities, tax, and annual reporting discipline.
Wyoming LLCLess natural for Delaware-focused investors.

Northwest handoff

Form Delaware LLC without making Buygent the filing service

Disclosed partner path

Buygent keeps the decision context and post-formation checklist while Northwest handles the public formation flow after disclosure review.

Buygent keeps the decision context and post-formation checklist. Northwest handles its own public formation flow after the founder reviews the disclosure and chooses to continue.

Form a company with Northwest

Recommended partner handoff

Northwest is recommended for non-US founders who need a US company path from abroad without Buygent becoming the filing service.

Northwest is recommended for non-US founders who need to form a US company from abroad, choose a US registered-agent path, and avoid Buygent markup. Buygent keeps the post-formation checklist afterward.

Partner disclosure
Partner disclosure: Buygent may receive referral compensation if you continue to Northwest through this link.
Customer cost
Review the final customer price directly in Northwest checkout before submitting payment.
Northwest pricing
Northwest shows its current service pricing and state fees in its own checkout.
Buygent workspace
Buygent keeps the post-formation checklist afterward, including EIN, banking, tax, and ownership follow-up

Buygent opens a public partner link only after review; it does not prefill, submit, scrape, or automate Northwest forms.

Self-file

Founder-controlled

Use public state or provider resources outside Buygent, then keep approval details, deadlines, EIN guidance, and foreign-founder account setup in the workspace.

Other provider

Optional external path

Clerky, Firstbase, Stripe Atlas, doola, or another filing service can still be used when they fit a non-US founder's entity, EIN, and banking plan.

Disclosure checklist

  • Northwest is named before handoff.
  • Partner compensation is disclosed before the outbound link opens.
  • Final Northwest pricing is confirmed in Northwest checkout.
  • The handoff is positioned for non-US founders forming a US company from abroad.
  • No Northwest forms are prefilled, submitted, scraped, or automated by Buygent.
  • Self-file remains available without a provider fee.

Buygent after handoff

Maintenance preview

Members

Founder-managed

Tax posture

Default pass-through

Account connectors

  • Stripe: Connection checklist appears after the foreign founder links a user-owned account
  • Mercury: Banking handoff stays optional until the setup profile is complete
  • Relay: Optional fallback banking path can be compared when needed

Compliance timers

  • Formation handoff: Before company formation
  • BOI monitor / information task: Monitor current BOI requirements