International and Offshore Entrepreneurs
This section was created especially for international businesses and offshore investors who intend to incorporate in Delaware, USA or to form a Delaware LLC in the USA.
- We've been helping international entrepreneurs and offshore investors with their special needs since 1986.
- DBI's experience in this area greatly exceeds that of many Delaware service companies and unlike most service companies, we offer apostilles and legalization of documents for International and Offshore clients.
Why is Delaware so popular with international entrepreneurs and offshore investors?
- There are many advantages to forming a Delaware LLC or Incorporating in Delaware. Here are just a few:
- With the help of DBI, you can form a Delaware USA LLC or Corporation without ever coming to the United States. Even if you are not a resident, and even if you are not a Citizen.
- If you are a non-resident/non-citizen, and have no US Source Income, you will not owe income tax to the US or Delaware.
- The Delaware Division of Corporations does not maintain the names of Delaware LLC Members/Managers on public record.
- Delaware's Court of Chancery is a world leader in US and International business law. Legal actions are more predictable because of its deep and broad body of case law.
- You will not be asked to provide any documents or present Identification to start a Delaware LLC or Delaware Corporation.
Corporations Compared to LLCs
Features / Entity
Limits Liability
Annual Reports
Annual Shareholder Meeting
Raise Capital from Investors
Publicly traded
Directors are public record
Annual Entity Tax
Corporation
YES
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
POSSIBLE
POSSIBLE
YES
$175
LLC
YES
NOT REQUIRED
NOT REQUIRED
POSSIBLE
NOT POSSIBLE
NO
$300
- Annual Reports are Public Record and require the name and address of all Directors but do not report the names of the shareholders.
- Annual Shareholder Meetings do not have to be held in Delaware, and can be held as phone/video conferences.
- Delaware LLCs do not file annual reports of any kind.
- LLC's can raise capital by selling Membership Shares but LLC's do not issue Stock Certificates.
How To Determine If You Have
US Source Income
Item of Income
Salaries, wages, other compensation
Business income: Personal services
Business income: Sale of inventory - purchased
Business income: Sale of inventory - produced
Interest
Dividends
Rents
Royalties: natural resources
Royalties: patents, copyrights, etc.
Sale of real property
Sale of personal property
Pensions
Scholarships - fellowships
Sale of natural resources
Factor Determining Source
Where services
performed
Where services
performed
Where sold
Where produced
Residence of payer
Whether a U.S. or foreign
corporation*
Location of property
Location of property
Where property is used
Location of property
Seller's tax home (but see Personal
Property, in Chapter 2 of Publication
519, for exceptions)
Where services were performed that
earned the pension
Generally, the residence of the payer
Allocation based on fair market value
of product at export terminal. For
more information , see section
1.863–1(b) of the regulations.
*Exception: Part of a dividend paid by a foreign corporation is U.S. source if at least 25% of the corporation's gross income is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business for the 3 tax years before the year in which the dividends are declared.
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- Company Name Check Verification & Availability
- Preparation & Filing of Articles of Formation
- Same Business Day Processing
- Registered Agent (1st Year FREE)
- Email Reminders & Alerts
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