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Start a US company from Jordan

For Jordanian founders who need Stripe, sell to US customers or raise from US investors. Stripe doesn't take Jordanian businesses, and founders here can apply to Mercury, which decides each application. Jordan taxes income earned in or from Jordan, so pay for work you do in Amman is taxed here wherever it's paid.

Start from Jordan From $351.40 in the first year

Launch + Wyoming filing; the tax return is separate.Checked by Saais Patel, compliance reviewer.

At a glance

Mercury takes applications from founders living in Jordan. Wise gives no USD account details there.

The banks, in detail
US tax treaty
None
Local Stripe
No
Mercury
Yes
Currency
JOD
Our fee
from $249
Wyoming's fee
$102.40
Until we file
Refunded in full

You can form a US company while living in Jordan, without an SSN or a US visit, and founders here can apply to Mercury, which decides each application. Launch starts at $351.40 in Wyoming, including our plan and state filing fee. Stripe doesn't take Jordanian businesses, so a US company is often how founders here get it. The Jordanian point: pay for work you do in Jordan is taxed here at 5% to 30%, wherever it's paid.

Before you form

Start with whether you need a US company, and where the work is done.

  • A Wyoming LLC usually fits

    Card payments from customers worldwide

    Stripe doesn't take Jordanian businesses, so a US company is often how founders here get it.

    Getting access to Stripe
  • A Wyoming LLC, after advice

    Selling services to clients abroad

    Pay for work you do in Jordan is taxed here, wherever it's paid. The US company changes where you're paid, not that.

    US companies for agencies
  • A Delaware C-Corp

    Raising from US investors

    US investors usually want a Delaware C-Corp. With no treaty, US withholding on its dividends to you is 30%.

    Raising from US investors
  • A US subsidiary

    A Jordanian company expanding to the US

    A Jordanian company can own a US company as its subsidiary. Price dealings between them at arm's length.

    US holding companies

BaseAcross's Wyoming LLC and Delaware C-Corp options for founders in Jordan

Wyoming LLC

Owner-run business that needs Stripe or sells to US customers.

State filing
$102.40
Yearly state charge
From $60
Wyoming LLC formation

Delaware C-Corp

Raising from US investors.

State filing
$110
Yearly state charge
$450 for the model shown
Delaware C-Corp formation

Both charges are the state's, before our plan, optional services and your advisers' fees. Wyoming sets a minimum yearly charge, and Delaware's franchise tax depends on how it's calculated. Staff, stock or premises in another state can bring obligations there. An S-corporation isn't an option, because nonresident aliens can't hold its shares.

Prepare the information

Different documents are needed at different stages.

You provide

Before state filing

  • Your proposed company name, business activity and chosen structure.
  • Owners' names exactly as on their passports, ownership shares, managers and home addresses.
  • Where the work will be done, because Jordan taxes income earned in or from Jordan.
  • The approved company name and formation details.
  • The responsible party. Without an SSN or ITIN, the application goes on Form SS-4.
  • Accurate mailing and principal business addresses, and your signed authorization where required.
You confirm; we prepare

After formation, for the EIN

  • A passport for each owner the provider asks about.
  • Formation documents, the EIN confirmation and the operating agreement.
  • A real business address, your website, a description of the business and the source of funds, as each provider asks.
The provider verifies

For bank and payment applications

  • Your return, with pay for work you did in Jordan.
  • Records of where the company's money came from, for any dividends.
  • Your days in Jordan, for the 183-day test.
You and your tax adviser

For the Income and Sales Tax Department

You don't need a Jordanian company to form a US company. The EIN is the US company's tax ID. Send identity documents through a secure request, and only the ones asked for.

How it works

Seven steps from Jordan to a maintained US company.

The state approves the company, the IRS issues the EIN and each provider approves its own account. In Jordan, your tax adviser handles the Income and Sales Tax Department; we don't file there.

You and your tax adviser

Check the Jordanian side first

Decide whether you need a US company at all, and how pay for your work in Jordan will be taxed.

You leave this stage with: A plan that fits Jordan's rules.

01 / 07

Plan the wait

Formation, the EIN and banking have separate timelines.

Published service estimates and prerequisites for a Wyoming company from Jordan

  1. Wyoming formationSame day
  2. Ordinary EINsix to eight weeks
  3. Expedited EINtwo to three weeks
  4. Bank and payment accountsProvider review
  5. US Stripe accountStripe's review

  1. Wyoming formation

    Same day

    The clock starts
    Complete filing accepted by the state
    What can change it
    Our order checks and filing batch come first. Expedited filing changes our queue; it doesn't speed up the EIN.

  2. Ordinary EIN

    six to eight weeks

    The clock starts
    EIN application after formation
    What can change it
    Included in the plan. This is our published estimate; the IRS queue can change.

  3. Expedited EIN

    two to three weeks

    The clock starts
    EIN application after formation
    What can change it
    Optional $199 service. An estimate, with issuance controlled by the IRS.

  4. Bank and payment accounts

    Provider review

    The clock starts
    Company and owner information ready
    What can change it
    Mercury, Stripe and any other provider set their own timing, may ask for more documents and can decline an application.

  5. US Stripe account

    Stripe's review

    The clock starts
    US bank account and website ready
    What can change it
    Stripe reviews the business and the person behind it, and can decline.

These are service estimates, not promised completion dates. The IRS and each provider set their own processing times. Names or addresses that differ between documents slow every stage.

What it costs

The same price from Jordan as from anywhere.

Charged in US dollars, with the Wyoming state fee passed on at cost. Where you live changes which bank we introduce you to, not the price.

LLC cost calculator

Launch

To start

$351.40

$249 our fee + $102.40 Wyoming fee

Renews from $309 a year

OperateBilled yearly

To start

$2,490.40

$2,388 our fee + $102.40 Wyoming fee

Renews from $2,448 a year

Included in both plans

  • State formation filing
  • Registered agent and registered office
  • EIN application without an SSN
  • LLC Operating Agreement or corporate bylaws
  • Bank and payment application guidance
  • Filing calendar and reminders

What changes because you live here

The filing is the same from anywhere. Four things aren't.

Treaty status, payment availability, bank eligibility and time zones. Sources checked 14 October 2026; account approval remains with the provider.

1 of 4: The tax treaty

The tax treaty

The tax treaty: None

There's no US–Jordan income tax treaty.

US-source dividends, interest and royalties paid to you are withheld at 30% unless a US exemption applies. Pay for work you do in Jordan generally isn't US-source income, so nothing is withheld on it.

How Jordan sees it

Pay for work done in Jordan is taxed in Jordan, wherever it's paid.

These rules come from PwC's summary, since the Income and Sales Tax Department's site refused connections. Confirm them with your adviser; they run alongside the US steps below.

  1. When you're paid for your work

    You

    Income earned in or from Jordan is taxed, wherever it's paid: 5% to 30%.

  2. When the company pays a dividend

    You

    Taxed in Jordan only when it comes from money or deposits from inside Jordan.

  3. Each year

    You

    Resident after 183 days in Jordan in the year; file your return with your adviser.

Worked example

A designer in Amman, worked through

This is an illustration, not a quote. Exemptions and allowances lower it; your adviser applies them.

  1. Your Wyoming LLC pays you JOD 30,000 for the design work you do in Amman for clients abroad.

  2. It's income from Jordan, even though a US company pays it into a US account.

  3. On the scale: JOD 250, 500, 750 and 1,000 on the first four JOD 5,000 bands, and JOD 2,500 at 25% on the next JOD 10,000.

  4. That's JOD 5,000 before any exemptions or allowances.

What Jordan expects

Owning a US company doesn't take you out of Jordan's tax system.

Jordan taxes income earned in or from Jordan, wherever it's paid, at 5% to 30%, and taxes dividends from abroad only when they come from money inside Jordan.

Income from Jordan

Income earned in or from Jordan is taxed there, whoever earns it and wherever it's paid. Pay for work you do in Amman for a US company is income from Jordan.

Sources

The rates

Individuals pay 5% on the first JOD 5,000 of taxable income, then 10%, 15% and 20% on each next JOD 5,000, and 25% up to JOD 1,000,000. Above JOD 200,000, a 1% national contribution tax is added.

Sources

Dividends from abroad

Dividends a resident receives from a non-resident are taxed in Jordan only when they come from money or deposits from inside Jordan.

Sources

Residence

You're resident if you live in Jordan for at least 183 days in the year, all at once or not.

Sources

On the record

We form US companies. We aren't Jordanian tax advisers. These are the rules as they're generally published, they change, and how they apply to you depends on details this page can't know. Take this list to a tax adviser in Jordan before you order, and we'll tell you what the US forms need.

After formation

Someone has to own each filing, in each country.

US information reporting

A US LLC with one foreign owner is usually a disregarded entity that files Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120 when it has reportable transactions with you. Money you put in, take out or are paid for your work can count even in a year without sales. The IRS penalty for not filing starts at $25,000.

For a calendar-year company, the return is usually due 15 April, and Form 7004 requests an extension before then. A C-Corp, or an LLC with more than one owner, files different returns.

Form 5472 and the pro forma 1120
Who handles each formation, banking and filing responsibility
TaskWho handles itWhere the responsibility ends
Formation and EIN applicationBaseAcross prepares and submitsThe state approves formation; the IRS issues the EIN.
Bank and payment applicationsYou, with our guidanceThe provider verifies the information and decides.
Jordanian returnsYou and your tax adviserWe provide the US company records they need.
Annual state filingYou, or our optional filing serviceReminders are included; managed filing and the state charge are separate.
US federal returnsYou and your US tax preparerLaunch and Operate remind you; they don't file the return.

Prepare the conversation

Take these questions to your tax adviser before you order.

Bring the owners, where each lives, the operating agreement, where the work will be done and the business activity. Each question is also in Arabic.

Download the checklist for your tax adviser (.txt)
  1. 01
    EN

    Is pay for the work I do in Jordan through the US company income from Jordan?

    AR

    هل يعدّ ما أتقاضاه عن عملي في الأردن عبر الشركة الأمريكية دخلاً متحققاً في الأردن؟

  2. 02
    EN

    Would the US company have a permanent establishment in Jordan because I run it from here?

    AR

    هل تُعدّ للشركة الأمريكية منشأة دائمة في الأردن لأنني أديرها من هنا؟

  3. 03
    EN

    Are dividends from the company taxed in Jordan if the money never came from Jordan?

    AR

    هل تخضع أرباح الشركة الموزعة للضريبة في الأردن إذا لم يكن مصدر الأموال من داخل الأردن؟

  4. 04
    EN

    Does sales tax apply to the services I sell?

    AR

    هل تخضع الخدمات التي أبيعها للضريبة العامة على المبيعات؟

  5. 05
    EN

    Which exemptions and allowances can I claim?

    AR

    ما الإعفاءات والخصومات التي يمكنني المطالبة بها؟

  6. 06
    EN

    Would a Jordanian company serve me better than a US company?

    AR

    هل تناسبني شركة أردنية أكثر من شركة أمريكية؟

  7. 07
    EN

    How should I keep records for the US return and my Jordanian return?

    AR

    كيف أحتفظ بالسجلات اللازمة للإقرار الأمريكي وإقراري الضريبي في الأردن؟

Questions

Questions from Jordan.

If yours is not here, email us at hello@baseacross.com before you order.

Can a Jordanian resident own a US LLC?

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 Jordanian question is how income from your work here is taxed.

Is Jordan a tax-free country?

No. Jordan taxes income earned in or from Jordan, whoever earns it and wherever it's paid, at 5% to 30% for individuals. Pay for work you do in Amman for a US company is income from Jordan.

Do I pay Jordanian tax on income from abroad?

It depends on the income. Pay for work you do in Jordan is income from Jordan even when a US company pays it. Dividends from a non-resident company are taxed in Jordan only when they come from money or deposits from inside Jordan.

How much does a US company from Jordan cost?

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 Jordanian filings are separate. Wyoming's license tax can be more than its $60 minimum.

Should I form a Wyoming LLC or a Delaware C-Corp from Jordan?

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.

Can I get an EIN without an SSN or ITIN?

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.

How long does it take from Jordan?

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.

Can I open a Mercury account from Jordan?

Usually you can apply. Jordan 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.

Can I use Wise Business for the US company?

Not for USD account details. Wise gives no USD account details to founders living in Jordan, which isn't on its list of places where people can hold money. Relay doesn't bar Jordan, but it asks every owner for a physical US address.

Do I need a US company for Stripe in Jordan?

For Stripe itself, usually yes. Stripe doesn't list Jordan 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.

Do I pay US tax on work I do from Jordan?

Generally not. Pay for work you do in Jordan 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.

Is there a US–Jordan tax treaty?

No. US-source dividends, interest and royalties paid to you are withheld at 30% unless a US exemption applies.

Does my LLC need a BOI report?

Not if it was formed in the US. US-created companies are exempt under FinCEN's current BOI rule, effective 14 August 2026, though some guides still say to file. Banks still collect ownership details for their own checks.

Does BaseAcross file the US and Jordanian returns for me?

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 Jordanian returns are for you and your tax adviser.

Sources and editorial scope

Check the published rules behind the explanation.

Prepared by the BaseAcross team and reviewed by Saais Patel, compliance reviewer. Sources checked . This is general formation information, with source links for the tax and banking context. An individual tax or legal review remains with your qualified advisers.

Jordan

United States (IRS, Treasury and FinCEN)

Banks and payments

States

Jordan's rules here come from PwC's Worldwide Tax Summaries, because the Income and Sales Tax Department's site refused connections. Confirm the current position with your tax adviser before acting.

Middle East and North Africa

Other countries in the region.

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