Looking for Top Shelf Company Provider (with EIN) in Nevada or Delaware – Recommendations?

[LunarSynch]

Hi everyone,


I'm currently looking to purchase a shelf company with an EIN number in the USA, and my primary states of interest are Nevada and Delaware.


I'm hoping to find a reputable and top-tier service provider who offers:

• Aged or shelf corporations (with clean history)
  
• EIN (Employer Identification Number) already obtained
  
• Appointment of nominee directors/officers
  
• Ongoing accounting or bookkeeping services
  
• Reliable customer support and transparent pricing
  

Ideally, the provider should be experienced and well-reviewed, preferably one you've personally worked with or know to be credible. I'm open to boutique firms or larger providers,what matters most is legitimacy, service quality, and compliance.


If you have any recommendations or warnings about specific companies, I’d really appreciate your input. Thanks in advance!

 

[OVZA LLC]

You're clearly doing your homework, which is great to see.

That said, I’d seriously reconsider‌ looking at Nevada or Delaware for what you're trying to accomplish. These are high-regulation, onshore‍ jurisdictions that are not offshore-friendly in 2025. They have active information-sharing agreements, aggressive reporting requirements,⁠ and increasingly strict enforcement when it comes to perceived “offshore-style” activity. In short: they don’t⁤ want you there, and that matters.

The smarter move is to go where you’re actually⁣ wanted, jurisdictions that are designed to support privacy-focused, international entrepreneurs. Places like St. Lucia, Antigua & Barbuda, or the Marshall Islands build their legal frameworks specifically to attract⁢ and protect international companies. In these jurisdictions, the law is on your side, and you’re︀ not treated like a red flag just for doing business globally.

You also mentioned nominee︁ setups, and honestly, that’s a red flag in itself. No serious offshore specialist recommends nominee︂ directors anymore. The reality is: you have no idea who’s behind the nominee,whether they’re under︃ investigation, have past liabilities, or worse. These are the kinds of structures that collapse the︄ second they face real legal pressure.

If privacy is your goal, there's a better option:︅ Marshall Islands bearer shares. You maintain true ownership without handing your entire company︆ over to some random nominee. It's structured, legal, and doesn’t rely on trust, it relies︇ on the law.

Also worth noting: you can now get banking and merchant accounts with︈ properly structured offshore companies, so the old reasons people used to justify going onshore just︉ don’t apply anymore.

Just my two cents, but I'd always recommend building in a place︊ that’s built for you.

 

[LunarSynch]

thanks for your reply and all the info you shared. I appreciate it. but I‌ need to operate from a USA based company. Do you have any suggestions?
Good tip‍ on the nominee setup, thanks for that!

 

[OVZA LLC]

I’m glad you⁠ found the insights helpful, that’s exactly what we’re here for on OffshoreCorpTalk.

If you need to operate from a U.S.-based entity, you really have two viable paths:

Option 1: The⁤ Marshall Islands is actually a Compact of Free Association territory with the United States, so⁣ while it’s not one of the 50 states, it’s politically aligned and recognized under U.S.⁢ treaties, uses U.S. currency, and even has mail routes through USPS. In many cases, this︀ satisfies the “U.S.-based” requirement while still giving you a strong layer of privacy and offshore︁ protections.

Option 2: You could set up an offshore company in a more favorable jurisdiction︂ (e.g., St. Lucia or Seychelles), and pair it with a U.S. virtual address. Many of︃ our clients receive mail there, forward documents, and in some cases, use that address on︄ client invoices. You’d want a lawyer to advise on exactly how you position that, but︅ operationally, it works very well for some offshore companies.

 

[bountymounty]

Make sure you have substance OP, otherwise your plan won't work to operate from the‌ US!

Do better AI formatting, your post stinks of chatgpt.

 

[LunarSynch]

I really appreciate the detailed breakdown.
The Marshall Islands angle is interesting,︅ and I get how it can work in certain setups. Same with pairing an offshore︆ company with a U.S. virtual address , clever workaround for sure.

That said, for what︇ I’m working on right now, I’m specifically looking for a U.S. shelf company. Something already︈ incorporated in a U.S. state (like Delaware) that I can take over quickly and start︉ operating with. Just trying to keep it all straightforward and fully domestic on paper.

If you happen to know any providers that sell U.S. shelf companies directly, would love any︊ recommendations.

 

[LunarSynch]

what do you mean with having substance? Do you mind elaborate on that?
lmaoo. Yeah⁠ im using chatgpt cause my english is very bad ngl

 

[bountymounty]

search the forum lot's of threads around here about how to create‍ substance for your company.