A Wyoming LLC usually fits
Card payments from customers worldwide
Stripe doesn't take Taiwanese businesses, so a US company is often how founders here get it.
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Start a US company from Taiwan
For Taiwanese founders who need Stripe, sell to US customers or raise from US investors. Stripe doesn't take Taiwanese businesses, and Mercury and Wise Business both serve founders here. Foreign income reaches you through the income basic tax, so read that section first.
Launch + Wyoming filing; the tax return is separate.Checked by Saais Patel, compliance reviewer.
At a glance
Mercury takes applications from founders living in Taiwan. Wise Business is the usual second account.
The banks, in detailYou can form a US company while living in Taiwan, 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. Stripe doesn't take Taiwanese businesses, so a US company is often how founders here get it. The Taiwan points: foreign income reaches you through the income basic tax, and pay for work done here may be Taiwan income.
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The first year from Taiwan, in 6 minutes
A US company is often how founders in Taiwan get card payments, since Stripe doesn't take Taiwanese businesses. The Taiwan side runs on a tax most guides skip: foreign income goes through the income basic tax, counted once it reaches a set amount in a year, and you pay it only where it comes to more than your regular tax.
Before you form
Start with how the company will pay you, and how that reaches your return.
BaseAcross's Wyoming LLC and Delaware C-Corp options for founders in Taiwan
Wyoming LLC
Card payments and US customers; owner-run.
- State filing
- $102.40
- Yearly state charge
- From $60
Delaware C-Corp
Raising from US investors.
- State filing
- $110
- Yearly state charge
- $450 for the model shown
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.
- How the company will pay you, because Taiwan counts foreign income in the income basic tax.
- 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 foreign income for the income basic tax.
- Any US tax paid, for the credit.
- The company's income by type, for the CFC rules.
You and your accountant
For the National Taxation Bureau
You don't need a Taiwan 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 Taiwan to a maintained US company.
The state approves the company, the IRS issues the EIN and each provider approves its own account. In Taiwan, your accountant handles the tax bureau; we don't file there.
You and your accountant
Check the Taiwan side first
Decide how the company will pay you, and whether the income basic tax or the CFC rules reach it.
You leave this stage with: A structure and tax plan that fits Taiwan's rules.
01 / 07
You choose; BaseAcross checks
Choose the name and registered agent
We check the proposed name and provide the registered agent in the formation state. The registered office is for legal papers, not your operating address.
You leave this stage with: Confirmed filing details and a registered agent.
02 / 07
BaseAcross files; the state approves
File the company with the state
We submit the formation filing and send you the state's documents once it's approved. The company exists from that approval.
You leave this stage with: State-approved formation documents.
03 / 07
BaseAcross
Prepare the operating documents
We draft the LLC Operating Agreement or corporate bylaws. Check every name and share against your passport before you sign.
You leave this stage with: Operating documents for your records, your bank and US providers.
04 / 07
BaseAcross prepares; the IRS issues
Apply for the EIN
The EIN is a separate application after formation. Without an SSN or ITIN, it goes on Form SS-4 rather than the IRS's online tool.
You leave this stage with: The IRS's EIN confirmation once it's issued.
05 / 07
You apply; the providers review
Apply for banking and payments
Start with Mercury or Wise Business, which both serve founders living in Taiwan. Use the same names, addresses and business description everywhere.
You leave this stage with: An approved account, if a provider accepts the application.
06 / 07
You, your US preparer and your accountant
Keep records and file in both countries
Keep the company's books, with income split by type. Put Form 5472 and your Taiwan return on one calendar.
You leave this stage with: A yearly calendar with someone responsible for each filing.
07 / 07
Plan the wait
Formation, the EIN and banking have separate timelines.
Published service estimates and prerequisites for a Wyoming company from Taiwan
- Wyoming formationSame day
- Ordinary EINsix to eight weeks
- Expedited EINtwo to three weeks
- Bank and payment accountsProvider review
- US Stripe accountStripe's review
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 Taiwan 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.
The full cost from Taiwan
What a Wyoming LLC costs from Taiwan, line by line, and what to budget for outside our plans.
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
The registered agent renews with the plan. Operate adds its published business tools and bookkeeping. Neither plan files your tax returns in either country.
What a Wyoming LLC costs from Taiwan, on each plan
Launch
To start, before optional extras
$351.40
- Our feeFor the first year; the plan renews each year
- $249
- Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost
- $102.40
- Recurring subtotal, fromPlan renewal + minimum state charge, before extras
- $309
OperateBilled yearly
To start, before optional extras
$2,490.40
- Our feeFor the first year; the plan renews each year
- $2,388
- Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost
- $102.40
- Recurring subtotal, fromPlan renewal + minimum state charge, before extras
- $2,448
Optional extras are priced before you order, such as filing ahead of our next batch for $39. See full pricing.
Budget for the work outside that subtotal
Managed annual state compliance
$149 service fee / year
Optional on both plans. The state's charge is separate, and a reminder alone doesn't file the report.
State filing serviceUS federal return preparation
Arrange separately
You or your accountant handle Form 5472 and any other US returns on Launch and Operate. Ask the preparer for their scope and fee.
Federal filing responsibilitiesTaiwan tax advice
Quote from your accountant
Whether the company's pay is foreign income, how Taiwan classes the LLC and the basic tax depend on your circumstances.
Optional tools after free periods
Published in full pricing
Check domain renewals and when Launch's email, phone and site trials end. Operate includes its stated tools while subscribed.
Plans, trials and add-onsWhat the totals assume
The $309 Launch renewal example is the $249 plan renewal plus Wyoming's $60 minimum license tax. Wyoming charges the greater of that minimum or 0.0002 of the company's assets located and employed in the state, and paying online can add a processor fee. The Operate example uses the same minimum.
Prices are in US dollars. Paying from Taiwan, check your card's exchange rate and fees.
Get started from Taiwan
Use the first-year cost calculator to compare plans and optional tools. Then add your accountant's fees and US return preparation to that budget.
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–Taiwan income tax treaty in force.
US-source dividends, interest and royalties paid to you are withheld at 30% unless a US exemption applies. Pay for work you do in Taiwan generally isn't US-source income, so nothing is withheld on it.
How Taiwan sees it
Foreign income reaches you through the income basic tax.
Residence, the basic tax, the CFC rules and work income come from PwC's summary. They run alongside the US steps below.
If you run it from here
The companyThe company
Not Taiwan-resident; the effective management rule has no start date yet.
If it pays you TWD 1 million or more
YouYou
That foreign income counts toward the 20% income basic tax above TWD 7.5 million.
If the pay is for work done here
YouYou
It may be taxed under the regular income tax instead.
Worked example
This is an illustration, not a quote. Whether the pay is foreign income at all, and how Taiwan classes the LLC, are for your accountant.
Your LLC pays you TWD 8,000,000 in a year as foreign income, and your Taiwan taxable income is TWD 1,000,000.
Regular income tax reaches the Taiwan income only: 12% less TWD 41,300, or TWD 78,700.
Your basic income is TWD 9,000,000, so the basic tax is 20% of the TWD 1,500,000 above TWD 7.5 million, or TWD 300,000.
You pay the higher of the two, so TWD 221,300 more, before any credit for US tax.
What Taiwan expects
Owning a US company doesn't take you out of Taiwan's tax system.
Taiwan taxes companies by incorporation, reaches residents' foreign income through the income basic tax above TWD 7.5 million, and counts a low-taxed controlled company's profit since 2023.
Where it is incorporated
A company is Taiwan-resident only if it's incorporated in Taiwan. A place of effective management rule is on the books, but the Executive Yuan hasn't set a date for it.
The income basic tax
Regular income tax reaches Taiwan-source income. Foreign income of TWD 1 million or more in a year goes into the income basic tax instead: 20% of basic income above TWD 7.5 million, paid where it's more than your regular tax.
Work done here
Pay for work performed in Taiwan is taxed here wherever it's paid, so pay from your US company for work you do here may fall under the regular income tax.
Controlled foreign companies
Since 1 January 2023, the profit of a controlled company in a low-tax jurisdiction without commercial substance counts as your foreign income for the basic tax, paid out or not.
Residence
You're resident if your domicile is in Taiwan and you habitually live here. A foreign national is resident after 183 days in a calendar year.
On the record
We form US companies. We aren't Taiwanese 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 Taiwan 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 1120State and basic tax checks
Keep the registered agent active and track the state's yearly charge. In Taiwan, report foreign income for the income basic tax, and keep the company's income split by type for the CFC rules.
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.
| Task | Who handles it | Where the responsibility ends |
|---|---|---|
| Formation and EIN application | BaseAcross prepares and submits | The state approves formation; the IRS issues the EIN. |
| Bank and payment applications | You, with our guidance | The provider verifies the information and decides. |
| Taiwan return | You and your accountant | We provide the US company records they need. |
| Annual state filing | You, or our optional filing service | Reminders are included; managed filing and the state charge are separate. |
| US federal returns | You and your US tax preparer | Launch and Operate remind you; they don't file the return. |
Prepare the conversation
Take these questions to your accountant before you order.
Bring the owners, where each lives, the operating agreement, how the company will pay you and the business activity. Each question is also in Traditional Chinese.
Download the checklist for your accountant (.txt)- 01EN
How does Taiwan class my US LLC, and how does its profit reach my return?
ZH臺灣如何認定我的美國 LLC，其利潤又如何計入我的申報？
- 02EN
Will the income count toward the income basic tax, and will that exceed my regular tax?
ZH這筆所得是否計入基本所得額，基本稅額會不會高於一般所得稅額？
- 03EN
Could the CFC rules treat its profit as mine before it's paid out?
ZH受控外國企業制度是否可能在盈餘分配前，就將其利潤視為我的所得？
- 04EN
How do I get credit for any US tax?
ZH我如何扣抵在美國繳納的稅款？
- 05EN
If the place of effective management rule takes effect, would it reach my company?
ZH實際管理處所制度若開始施行，是否會適用於我的公司？
- 06EN
Would a Taiwan company serve me better than a US company?
ZH設立臺灣公司是否比美國公司更適合我？
- 07EN
How should I keep records for the US return and my Taiwan return?
ZH我應如何保存紀錄，以因應美國的申報與我在臺灣的申報？
Questions
Questions from Taiwan.
If yours is not here, email us at hello@baseacross.com before you order.
Can a Taiwan 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 Taiwan questions are how its income reaches your return and the income basic tax.
Does running the company from Taiwan make it Taiwanese?
Not today. A company is Taiwan-resident only if it's incorporated in Taiwan. A place of effective management rule is on the books, but the Executive Yuan hasn't set a date for it.
How is foreign income from the company taxed in Taiwan?
Through the income basic tax. Foreign income of TWD 1 million or more in a year counts toward it, and the tax is 20% of basic income above TWD 7.5 million. You pay it only where it's more than your regular tax.
Is pay for work I do in Taiwan foreign income?
Not necessarily. Pay for work performed in Taiwan is taxed here wherever it's paid, so pay from your US company for work you do here may fall under the regular income tax. Ask your accountant.
Do the CFC rules reach me?
They can. Since 1 January 2023, the profit of a controlled company in a low-tax jurisdiction without commercial substance counts as your foreign income for the basic tax, paid out or not.
How much does a US company from Taiwan 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 accountant's fees, US return preparation and Taiwan 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 Taiwan?
A Wyoming LLC suits an owner-run business taking card payments or selling to US customers. 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 Taiwan?
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 Taiwan?
Usually you can apply. Taiwan 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. Taiwan is on Wise's list of places where people can hold money, so a US company run from Taiwan can get USD account details. Wise reviews each business.
Can I use Stripe from Taiwan?
Not with a Taiwanese business: Stripe doesn't list Taiwan. A US LLC with an EIN and a US bank account can apply for a US Stripe account, and Stripe reviews the business and can decline.
Do I pay US tax on work I do from Taiwan?
Generally not. Pay for work you do in Taiwan 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–Taiwan tax treaty?
No. There's no income tax treaty in force, so US-source dividends, interest and royalties paid to you are withheld at 30% unless a US exemption applies.
Does BaseAcross file the US and Taiwan 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 Taiwan return is for you and your accountant.
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.
Taiwan
United States (IRS, Treasury and FinCEN)
Banks and payments
Residence, the income basic tax, the CFC rules and work income come from PwC's Worldwide Tax Summaries. Confirm the current position with your accountant before acting.
Ready when you are
Answer the questions. We do the filing.
It takes about four minutes. You see the whole order, state fee included, before anything is charged.
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