Start a US company from Belgium

Yes. US law doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents, and formation, the EIN and the bank applications all happen remotely. The Belgian questions are where it's managed, the Cayman tax and reporting your accounts abroad.

It can. A company whose principal place of business or seat of management is in Belgium is Belgian-resident, wherever it was formed. The seat of management is where its decisions are actually taken.

Corporate tax at 25%. A small company that meets several conditions pays 20% on its first €100,000 of profit. A surcharge applies unless enough tax is paid in advance.

It taxes a Belgian resident on the income of certain legal constructions they founded, including low-taxed or untaxed foreign entities, before any of it is paid out. Your return must mention such a construction each year. A single-owner LLC pays no US tax of its own, so ask your adviser whether it counts.

If you hold an account abroad, yes. Report it to the National Bank's Central Point of Contact by the time you file your return, once, plus later changes, and mention it on your return every year. A power of attorney alone doesn't need reporting, so ask your adviser whether the LLC's account counts as yours.

Launch starts at $351.40: $249 for the plan plus $102.40 for the Wyoming filing. The plan and Wyoming's minimum yearly charge then total $309 a year. Your tax adviser's fees, US return preparation and Belgian filings are separate. Wyoming's license tax can be more than its $60 minimum.

A Wyoming LLC suits an owner-run business selling to US customers, once you know whether the Cayman tax reaches it. A Delaware C-Corp suits raising from US investors. Nonresident aliens can't hold shares in an S-corporation.

Yes. Without an SSN or ITIN, the application goes on Form SS-4 instead of the IRS's online tool. We prepare it after the company is formed, and the IRS issues the number.

Each stage has its own clock. Wyoming's published turnaround is same day once a complete filing is accepted. Our ordinary EIN estimate is six to eight weeks after the application, or two to three weeks with the $199 expedited option. Banks, payment providers and Stripe each set their own review times. These are estimates, not promises.

Usually you can apply. Belgium isn't on Mercury's list of countries it doesn't serve, and the list goes by where you live. Mercury still reviews each company and can decline.

Usually, yes. Belgium is on Wise's list of places where people can hold money, so a US company run from Belgium can get USD account details. Wise reviews each business.

No. Stripe supports businesses in Belgium, and a BV or SRL gets you Stripe too. A US company is for selling as a US vendor, US contracts, US investors or platforms that need one.

Generally not. Pay for work you do in Belgium is generally not US-source income, so a US company with no US office or staff often owes no US income tax on it. A single-owner LLC still files Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120 when it has reportable transactions with you.

Yes, it's in force. It exempts interest and royalties from US withholding, and caps dividends at 15%, or 5% for a qualifying company shareholder.

On Launch and Operate, we add deadlines and reminders; you or your accountant file the federal returns. Managed annual state compliance is an optional $149 service fee a year, with the state's charge separate. Your Belgian return and any account report are for you and your tax adviser.

US-created companies are exempt under FinCEN's current BOI rule, effective 14 August 2026. A company formed outside the US and registered to do business there is a different case. Banks still collect ownership details for their own checks.