A U.S. LLC for consultants and agencies outside the U.S.

A U.S. LLC for consultants is a company that signs engagements, bills clients and collects fees in its own name, while you and your team work from your own country. Agencies use the same structure to put their partners in one U.S. company. With EXNNA you form it in New Mexico (NM), a U.S. state, for $200 with the State fee included.

Why does a consultant or agency abroad want a U.S. company?

U.S. clients buy from companies. Procurement teams expect a vendor with a legal name, a tax ID and a business account, and a U.S. LLC gives them exactly that:

• Contracts with a U.S. entity. Statements of work, NDAs and master agreements are signed by the LLC.
• Billing in dollars. Invoices come from the company and are paid into its business account.
• Limited liability. The company's obligations stay with the company, within the limits of the law.
• A private record. New Mexico's Articles of Organization don't have to list owners or managers.

Consultants in Germany, France and Mexico form it the same way. Taxes depend on where you live and what the company does, not on the State where you form it.

Is an LLC for consultants better than working as an individual?

For most cross-border work, yes. As an individual, every contract and every risk is personally yours, and clients onboard you as a foreign person. An LLC is a separate company with its own name, accounts and records. If you're weighing both, see LLC vs sole proprietorship.

How does an agency with partners set it up?

Choose the number of members when you order. Each partner can be a member, and member details are optional: they can stay out of the order and go into the Operating Agreement, the company's internal rulebook, which you get in PDF and editable DOCX. Basic edits are included; custom clauses are quoted before any work.

The difference matters for filings, so read single-member vs multi-member LLC before you decide.

A New Mexico LLC is always manager-managed in its Articles: by default every member is a manager, and the members can elect one Chief Executive Member to run it. More in manager-managed vs member-managed.

What does an LLC for consultants need before the first invoice?

1. An EIN, the company's tax ID with the IRS. Banks and clients' payables teams ask for it. You can get it without an SSN, and with EXNNA it's $50 with your formation.
2. A business account in the LLC's name. Each bank and fintech runs its own checks and decides. See a U.S. bank account for a non-resident LLC.

How do you form an LLC for consultants with EXNNA?

Enter a company name, two backups, the number of members and an email; sign the service agreement online; pay in U.S. dollars or your local currency, where available, by card, online. No ID documents are needed. The State usually approves in 1–3 business days, and the Articles and Operating Agreement are in your dashboard the moment the LLC is formed.

After that there's no annual report and no annual State fee in New Mexico. The registered agent is included for 12 months and renews at $99 a year, only if you renew. See every option on our pricing or form your LLC online now.

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