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Re:How to incorporate a US Corporation from outside the USA? by yashchandra on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @10:26PM (#4135335)
One thing to note. The blog writer Girish already had lived in the US before and had a social security number without which I do not think you can get a federal EIN. So if you have never been to the USA, you cannot have a social security number and which means you cannot incorporate? I will stand corrected if someone has better information.
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Re:How to incorporate a US Corporation from outside the USA? by sanswork on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @11:41PM (#4135514)
We have an EIN without the SSN. I can't give you anymore details other than it is possible though since my business partner used an agent to arrange everything for us.
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Re:How to incorporate a US Corporation from outside the USA? by girishm on Wednesday June 20, 2012 @01:29AM (#4135746)
You can get an EIN for your company even if you don't have an SSN yourself. Getting bank account without visiting the US is a bit trickier if you don't have an SSN.
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Re:How to incorporate a US Corporation from outside the USA? by zhoutong on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @11:53PM (#4135543)
My agent told me to write "awaiting ITIN" on the line that requires SSN. I could get it in a few days.
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Re:How to incorporate a US Corporation from outside the USA? by melvinmt on Tuesday June 19, 2012 @10:44PM (#4135384)
You can apply for an ITIN or work with a corporate agent who can request the EIN for you.
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Re:How to incorporate a US Corporation from outside the USA? by yashchandra on Wednesday June 20, 2012 @09:30AM (#4136836)
Ok thanks all. So you can possibly get an EIN using an agent. But I am sure that you cannot incorporate certain entities such as S-corp (which I own btw). But good learning otherwise.
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Re:How to incorporate a US Corporation from outside the USA? by rprasad on Wednesday June 20, 2012 @02:37PM (#4138423)
You cannot incorporate an S-Corporation if you are not a U.S. individual taxpayer (i.e., a flesh-and-blood person who is a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.).
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