Start a US company from Mexico

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. Owning a US company doesn't give you a US visa, and it doesn't take your income out of Mexico's reach.

It can. Income a Mexican resident earns through a foreign transparent entity is taxed as the resident's own income. A single-owner US LLC is transparent for US tax, so expect its income to count as yours each year. Your accountant confirms how SAT treats it.

It's Mexico's preferential tax regime rule. Income is caught when it's untaxed abroad or taxed at less than 75% of what Mexico would charge. Caught income is taxed when earned, even if nothing is paid out to you.

They're fully taxable in your annual return, at rates up to 35% in 2026. A further 10% on the net dividend is due by the 17th of the following month, and it can't be credited.

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 accountant's fees, US return preparation and your SAT filings are separate. Wyoming's license tax can be more than its $60 minimum.

A Wyoming LLC usually suits an owner-run business selling to US customers, and SAT may tax its income as yours. 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. Mexico 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.

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

No. Stripe supports businesses in Mexico. 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 Mexico is generally not US-source income, so a single-owner LLC with no US office or staff often owes no US income tax on it. It still files Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120 when it has reportable transactions with you.

Yes, it's in force. It caps US withholding on most interest at 15%, on dividends at 10%, or 5% for a qualifying company shareholder, and on royalties at 10%. Mexico credits foreign tax only up to the Mexican tax on that income.

It can. A company is resident in Mexico if its principal centre of administration or effective place of management is there. A US company you run day to day from Mexico City should have an accountant look at this.

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 SAT returns and any information returns are for you and your accountant.

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.