Start a US company from Colombia

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 Colombian questions are where it's run, whether its income is passive and what you declare.

It can. A company is Colombian for tax where its day-to-day commercial and management decisions are materially taken, looking at where its managers usually work. It then pays income tax at 35% on its worldwide income.

A controlled foreign entity. A resident holding 10% or more of a foreign entity controlled from Colombia, transparent or not, is taxed on its passive income in the year it's earned. If 80% or more of its income is passive, all of it is treated as passive.

Licensing software or other intangibles is on the passive list, as are dividends, interest and services to related parties. Services sold to unrelated clients aren't on it. Your contador decides where your revenue falls.

If your assets abroad on 1 January exceed 2,000 UVT, you file the annual declaration of foreign assets, listing each one worth more than 3,580 UVT. Ask your contador how to value the LLC in it.

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 contador's fees, US return preparation and Colombian 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 or needing Stripe. 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. Colombia 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. Colombia is on Wise's list of places where people can hold money, so a US company run from Colombia can get USD account details. Wise reviews each business.

For Stripe itself, usually yes. Stripe doesn't list Colombia among the countries it supports. A US LLC with an EIN and a US bank account can apply for a US Stripe account, and Stripe can decline.

Generally not. Pay for work you do in Colombia 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.

No, none is in force, though some guides say otherwise. US-source dividends, interest and royalties paid to you are withheld at 30% unless a US exemption applies.

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 Colombian returns and the foreign assets declaration are for you and your contador.

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.