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Start a US company from Norway

For Norwegian founders who sell into the US as a US vendor or raise from US investors. A Norwegian AS already gets you Stripe, and Mercury and Wise Business both serve founders here. A US company managed from Norway is Norwegian-resident, and your stake counts for wealth tax, so read that section first.

Start from Norway 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 Norway. Wise Business is the usual second account.

The banks, in detail
US tax treaty
In force
Local Stripe
Yes
Mercury
Yes
Currency
NOK
Our fee
from $249
Wyoming's fee
$102.40
Until we file
Refunded in full

You can form a US company while living in Norway, without an SSN or a US visit, and Mercury and Wise Business both open for founders here. Launch starts at $351.40 in Wyoming, including our plan and state filing fee. A Norwegian AS already gets you Stripe, so the reason is usually US customers or investors. The Norwegian points: a company managed from Norway is Norwegian-resident, and your stake counts for wealth tax.

Before you form

Start with whether you need a US company, and where it will be managed.

  • You may not need a US company

    Card payments from customers worldwide

    Stripe already supports Norwegian businesses, and an AS is what Norwegian banks and Skatteetaten understand.

    Getting access to Stripe
  • A Wyoming LLC or a C-Corp, after advice

    Selling into the US as a US vendor

    Some US buyers and platforms want a US contracting party. Managed from Norway, either is Norwegian-resident.

    US companies for SaaS
  • A Delaware C-Corp

    Raising from US investors

    US investors usually want a Delaware C-Corp. Where its board and daily management sit is the Norwegian question.

    Raising from US investors
  • A US subsidiary

    A Norwegian company expanding to the US

    A Norwegian AS 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 Norway

Wyoming LLC

Owner-run business selling to US customers, after advice.

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

Delaware C-Corp

Raising from US investors; plan where it's managed.

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 board and daily management will sit, because Norway's residence test asks.
  • 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 tax return, with your stake in the company for wealth tax.
  • A record of where the board and daily management sit.
  • The company's income by type, for the NOKUS rules.
You and your tax adviser

For Skatteetaten

You don't need a Norwegian 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 Norway to a maintained US company.

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

You and your tax adviser

Check the Norwegian side first

Decide whether you need a US company at all, where it will be managed, and how NOKUS and wealth tax reach you.

You leave this stage with: A structure and tax plan that fits Norway's rules.

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Plan the wait

Formation, the EIN and banking have separate timelines.

Published service estimates and prerequisites for a Wyoming company from Norway

  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, Wise 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 Norway 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: In force

The US–Norway income tax treaty is in force.

It exempts interest and royalties from US withholding, and caps dividends at 15%. Pay for work you do in Norway generally isn't US-source income, so the treaty matters less for a services business.

How Norway sees it

Managed from Norway, a US company is Norwegian, and your stake is wealth.

Residence, NOKUS and wealth tax come from PwC's summary. They run alongside the US steps below.

  1. If it's managed from here

    The company

    Norwegian-resident, with corporate tax at 22%.

  2. If it's low-taxed and you control it

    You

    NOKUS can tax its profit to you, paid out or not.

  3. Each year, on your tax return

    You

    Your stake counts toward wealth tax of 1% above NOK 1,900,000.

Worked example

A one-person LLC run from Oslo, worked through

This is an illustration, not a quote. How your stake is valued, and how Norway classes the LLC, are for your tax adviser.

  1. Your Wyoming LLC makes NOK 1,000,000 of profit, and you manage it from Oslo.

  2. Its de facto management is in Norway, so it's Norwegian-resident, and corporate tax at 22% is NOK 220,000.

  3. Say your net wealth, including your stake, is NOK 3,000,000.

  4. Wealth tax at 1% on the NOK 1,100,000 above the threshold is NOK 11,000.

What Norway expects

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

Norway treats a company whose de facto management is there as resident at 22%, can tax a low-taxed company's profit to its Norwegian owners under NOKUS, and counts your stake for wealth tax.

Where it is managed

A foreign company is Norwegian-resident if its de facto management is carried out in Norway, looking at both board-level and daily management. It then pays corporate tax at 22%.

Sources

NOKUS

If Norwegian residents together control 50% or more of a company in a low-tax country, taxed below two-thirds of what Norway would charge, they're taxed on its profit whether it's paid out or not. Where a treaty covers the company, this applies only if its income is mainly passive.

Sources

Wealth tax

For 2026, net wealth tax is 1% on global assets above NOK 1,900,000 for a single person, and 1.1% above NOK 21,500,000. Your stake in the US company counts.

Sources

Residence

You're resident once you've stayed in Norway more than 183 days in any 12 months, or 270 days in any 36 months.

Sources

On the record

We form US companies. We aren't Norwegian 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 Norway 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

State, residence and wealth tax checks

Keep the registered agent active and track the state's yearly charge. In Norway, declare your stake for wealth tax every year, and expect corporate returns if the company is managed here.

US-created companies are exempt from BOI reporting under FinCEN's current rule, effective 14 August 2026. Banks and payment providers still verify who owns the company.

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.
Norwegian tax returnYou 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 company will be managed and the business activity. Each question is also in Norwegian.

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

    Does Norway treat my US LLC as a separate taxpayer or as transparent?

    NB

    Anser Norge mitt amerikanske LLC som eget skattesubjekt eller som transparent?

  2. 02
    EN

    Would its de facto management be in Norway, making it resident and taxed at 22%?

    NB

    Vil den reelle ledelsen utøves i Norge, slik at selskapet blir hjemmehørende her og skattlegges med 22 %?

  3. 03
    EN

    Could the NOKUS rules tax me on its profit before it pays me?

    NB

    Kan NOKUS-reglene skattlegge meg for overskuddet før det deles ut?

  4. 04
    EN

    At what value does my stake count for wealth tax?

    NB

    Til hvilken verdi skal eierandelen føres opp i formuesskatten?

  5. 05
    EN

    How are payments from the company to me taxed?

    NB

    Hvordan skattlegges utbetalinger fra selskapet til meg?

  6. 06
    EN

    Would a Norwegian AS serve me better than a US company?

    NB

    Vil et norsk AS passe meg bedre enn et amerikansk selskap?

  7. 07
    EN

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

    NB

    Hvordan bør jeg føre regnskap for den amerikanske selvangivelsen og min norske skattemelding?

Questions

Questions from Norway.

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

Can a Norwegian 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 Norwegian questions are where it's managed, NOKUS and wealth tax.

Can Norway tax my US company as Norwegian?

It can. A foreign company is Norwegian-resident if its de facto management is carried out in Norway, looking at both board-level and daily management. It then pays corporate tax at 22%.

What is NOKUS, and can it reach me?

It taxes Norwegian residents who together control 50% or more of a company in a low-tax country on its profit, paid out or not. Low-tax means taxed below two-thirds of what Norway would charge. Where a treaty covers the company, it applies only to mainly passive income.

Does my stake count for wealth tax?

Yes. For 2026, net wealth tax is 1% on global assets above NOK 1,900,000 for a single person, and 1.1% above NOK 21,500,000. Your stake in the US company is one of those assets.

How much does a US company from Norway 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 Norwegian 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 Norway?

A Wyoming LLC suits an owner-run business selling to US customers, once you know how Norway will tax it. 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 Norway?

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 Norway?

Usually you can apply. Norway 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?

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

Do I need a US company for Stripe in Norway?

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

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

Generally not. Pay for work you do in Norway 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–Norway tax treaty?

Yes, it's in force. It exempts interest and royalties from US withholding, and caps dividends at 15%.

Does BaseAcross file the US and Norwegian 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 Norwegian tax return is for you and your tax adviser.

Does my new US LLC need a BOI report?

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.

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.

Norway

United States (IRS, Treasury and FinCEN)

Banks and payments

States

Residence, NOKUS and wealth tax come from PwC's Worldwide Tax Summaries. Confirm the current position with your tax adviser before acting.

Europe

Other countries in the region.

Every country

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Answer the questions. We do the filing.

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