US business bank account

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Can you provide examples please? I have⁤ an Oregon LLC with an EIN and need to open an account for it without⁣ a personal visit. Not necessarily in the US, by the way.
 
strange services are mentioned here and I doubt any of them are valid beside the‌ last post from @KraftyAndy ! But please proof me wrong.. has someone had success to‍ open a US bank account with one of these shady services yet ?
 
I openned account I paid 2500 USD today I got my bank business debit card.‌ Thank you.
 
When you have problem, again you need to go to bank and they‌ close account when they suspicios , thats why I found a company.
 
Hello, When you‌ do something online and bank calls you again to come branch to finish transaction. I‍ work a company e-mail is [email protected] ( 2500 and they shipped everything in a week⁠ and always communication.
I also talk another company : Taxman they want 2000 and 4⁤ weeks
 
We usually open bank accounts in banks of Florida
Everything you need is to have‌ somebody, who will act as a manger of your company
in my case it is‍ our US accountant

For sure, you need to operate with your eyes wide open, because⁠ the manager always would have acces to your account
 
Wells Fargo and such banks are very known in usa but i⁤ agree there is no proof that they open account for non citizens
 
This is fine to setup a bank account, but it creates a potential tax liability⁠ as the manager is likely to be seen as a dependent agent by the IRS.⁤

Phone them if you don't believe it's possible. All the major banks will open accounts for⁢ non-residents. Most of them require you to be there in person at the account opening.︀
 
If it's a passthrough company that was founded in a zero tax state‌ and is wholly owned by a single non-resident alien then it is not liable for‍ any taxes or reporting in the US. Passthrough companies are Disregarded Entities according to the⁠ IRS, and don't need to report anything (in case of an American resident owner, the⁤ report is part of his/her personal report, in case of a NRA there is no⁣ report).
 
Not necessarily - it depends on if you elect to be taxed as‌ a company or a disregarded entity.

If you choose to be a disregarded entity (i.e.‍ the entity does not exist for taxation purposes), you are only subject to US tax⁠ (at federal level) if you are "engaged in a trade or business in the United⁤ States". In order for you to be engaged in a trade or business in the⁣ US, you need a dependent agent who does something substantial to further your business.

Sales tax is a different kettle of fish, as is state corporation tax.

Of course it is. To comply with the Patriot Act, banks need︀ to verify who you are. Without a tax ID or SSN, this is next to︁ impossible.

Disregarded entities owned by non-resident aliens are now required to︇ file a 5472 and 1120 form to the IRS. You do have reporting requirements and︈ failure to file this form (any non-resident owner of a disregarded entity should have done︉ so already for the FY 2017), will result in an automatic $10,000 penalty - Instructions for Form 5472 (12/2017) | Internal Revenue Service

The question of federal tax on the︊ individual/corporation depends entirely whether you are "engaged in a trade or business in the United︋ States". It's one thing the CFAs get wrong so often when advising non-resident aliens.
 
it is not as simple as UK LLP, for example
you need to be careful with such structure
IRS is the most agressive tax authority on⁢ the world, you might have strong position to prove, that you have no US source︀ income within your US entity
it depends on a lot of factors
 
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