Start a US company from Spain

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 Spanish questions are how the tax office sees it, where it's managed and what you declare.

It can, as it's earned. Under the Dirección General de Tributos' 2020 resolution, a foreign entity's income is taxed to its members when the entity pays no income tax where it's formed, its income is attributed to them as earned, and it keeps its character. A single-member LLC the US disregards is the case to check.

It can. A company whose effective head office is in Spain, because its business is managed and controlled from Spain, is Spanish-resident and pays corporate tax at 25% on its worldwide income.

Yes. An investment in an unlisted foreign company is declared to the Investment Register on form D-5A within one month of making it. An annual report, form D-8, follows only above EUR 1,502,530.27 of the company's net equity, with 10% or more.

When they're large enough. Accounts abroad you hold or are authorised on go on Modelo 720 when together they exceed EUR 50,000. It's filed from 1 January to 31 March, and again only after the total rises by more than EUR 20,000.

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 asesor fiscal's fees, US return preparation and Spanish 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 how Spain will tax 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. Spain 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. Spain is on Wise's list of places where people can hold money, so a US company run from Spain can get USD account details. Wise reviews each business.

No. Stripe supports businesses in Spain, and an SL 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 Spain 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, with a protocol in force since 2019. It exempts interest and royalties from US withholding, and caps dividends at 15%, or 5% for a qualifying company shareholder.

They can. Spanish residents can be taxed on certain income of a foreign company when the tax it pays is under 75% of what Spain would charge. An LLC that pays no US tax is one to check with your asesor fiscal.

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. Form D-5A, Modelo 720 and your Spanish returns are for you and your asesor fiscal.

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.