Delaware
A state with long-established, predictable corporate law and a specialised business court (the Court of Chancery). A common choice for startups and companies planning to raise investment.
Detailed overviewStartups and investorsCorporation
Wyoming
A popular state for LLCs thanks to low annual fees and simple upkeep. Suited to small businesses, freelancers and online businesses.
Detailed overviewLow feesLLC
New Mexico
A state with minimal annual obligations for LLCs — no mandatory annual report. An interesting choice for simple structures.
Minimal obligationsLLC
Florida
A large domestic market and well-developed business infrastructure. Suitable if your business or customers are based in Florida itself.
Local business
The right state depends on your case
The decisive factors are the type of business, where your customers are, taxes and future plans. If a company genuinely does business in another state, it may also have to register there as a foreign entity (foreign qualification). Rules and fees change, so we always verify them before formation.
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