Formation · Tax · Compliance
ICS Corporate Services (US) Limited sets up American companies for founders, investors and operating businesses based outside the United States — and takes on the filings, bookkeeping and tax returns that follow, year after year.
Entity type, state of formation and ownership chain chosen against your tax position — not by default.
Articles filed, operating agreement or bylaws issued, federal EIN obtained for non-resident owners.
Statutory agent in place, corporate record book opened, bank and payment onboarding packs prepared.
Annual reports, franchise tax, bookkeeping and federal and state returns tracked and filed on time.
Formation, foreign qualification and annual filings in every U.S. state and the District of Columbia.
EIN without a Social Security Number, treaty positions and Form 5472 are routine work here, not exceptions.
Formation, bookkeeping, tax returns and statutory filings run on a single calendar with one point of contact.
Documents, correspondence and filings handled in whichever language your team and auditors work in.
What we do
Most providers stop at the certificate of formation. The filings that actually carry risk start the day after — so we run all three together, on one calendar, with one point of contact.
Delaware, Wyoming, California, New York, Texas and the rest — incorporated correctly the first time, with the constitutional documents your bank and investors will actually ask for.
Federal and state returns, bookkeeping to U.S. GAAP, sales tax nexus, payroll and the information returns that catch foreign-owned entities out.
Annual reports, franchise tax, beneficial ownership, foreign qualification and the corporate record — kept current so the entity stays in good standing.
Why ICS
A U.S. subsidiary rarely stands alone. It sits under an offshore holding company, receives investment from a fund, or is the operating arm of a business run from Hong Kong or the mainland. Advice that ignores the rest of the chain is how avoidable tax leakage happens.
Who we work with
A Chinese or Hong Kong manufacturer, brand or software company opening a U.S. sales, distribution or R&D entity.
Offshore vehicles that need a U.S. blocker, management company or general partner entity formed and administered.
Amazon, Shopify and wholesale sellers who need a U.S. entity, EIN, sales tax registrations and clean books.
Delaware C-Corporations built to a shape U.S. investors recognise, with the cap table and 83(b) mechanics handled properly.
How an engagement runs
Every engagement starts with the same short diagnostic, because the cheapest time to fix a structure is before it exists.
Where the ultimate owners sit, what the U.S. entity will actually do, whether it will have people, premises or inventory on U.S. soil. These three answers drive almost everything that follows.
A short written recommendation on entity type, state and ownership chain, with the first-year and recurring cost set out line by line.
Filings lodged, documents issued, EIN obtained, agent appointed, KYC completed and your compliance calendar opened.
Bookkeeping, filings and returns run to that calendar, with a named contact and a quarterly review of anything that has changed.
Insights
A single-member LLC owned by a non-U.S. person is disregarded for income tax but still has to file a pro-forma Form 1120 with Form 5472 attached. Missing it carries a penalty that starts at USD 25,000 per year.
State of formation matters far less than where the business has employees, inventory or an office. Those create nexus — and nexus, not the certificate, decides where you register and pay.
Under FinCEN’s 2025 interim final rule the reporting obligation applies to entities formed outside the U.S. that register to do business in a state. Domestic companies are exempt.
Tell us what you are building and where. We will map the structure, the filings and the running cost before you commit to anything.