Running a US company from outside the US.
What founders ask us most, answered plainly, with the official source for every figure.
Forming
C Corp or LLC: which US company should you form?
The choice comes down to one question: will you sell investors a piece of the company, or not?
6 min read
Forming a Delaware company from anywhere in Africa
What actually happens between filling in a form in Dar es Salaam and owning a US company, step by step.
7 min read
Equity
The 83(b) election for founders outside the US
A one-page filing with a 30-day deadline that cannot be extended. Here is what it does and why every C Corp founder files it.
5 min read
Splitting founder equity and setting up vesting
The most important document most founders never discuss until it is too late. How to split, how vesting works, and why the pool comes first.
6 min read
Tax and compliance
Getting an EIN without an SSN or ITIN
The online form will not take you. The IRS will. Here is the route, and why it takes weeks rather than minutes.
4 min read
Keeping your US company in good standing: every annual date
Forming the company is the easy part. These are the filings that keep it alive, and the penalties for forgetting them.
7 min read
Banking and payments
Opening a US business bank account as a non-US founder
You no longer need to fly to New York. What banks ask for, and how to avoid the most common refusal.
5 min read
Getting paid by African customers through your US company
A US company opens doors to global customers. Ultraner makes sure it does not close the door on the ones next to you.
5 min read