Minnesota. Friendly right down to the fee schedule.

The character of the state

From Hibbing, a mining town in the icy north, a boy named Robert Zimmerman set out and became Bob Dylan, the voice of a century; in Minneapolis, Prince built his own universe at Paisley Park. In between lie the proverbial ten thousand lakes (in truth there are more), the source of the Mississippi, the Mayo Clinic as a world address of medicine, and a basic friendliness that has a word of its own: "Minnesota Nice".

That friendliness is the real brand: Minnesota Nice, politeness as a principle of doing business. The register is open: your name appears in it.

Who Minnesota makes sense for

For anyone with a connection to the Upper Midwest who wants exactly this reliability in their contracts, with no need for anonymity. For discretion: Wyoming or New Mexico.

Do you really need a Minnesota LLC?

The honest question before you order: if what draws you to Minnesota is mainly the look of it, you don't need a Minnesota LLC for that. Your business address is yours to choose, in any state, for any LLC. A Minneapolis address is available from any of the many virtual business address providers for around $20 to $150 a month; you book it yourself, directly with the provider, and it is not part of our package. Pair it with a Wyoming LLC and you get the same presence, plus anonymity in the register and the strongest statutory asset protection in the US.

There are two things an address cannot replace, though, and they belong to the full picture. First: your contracts and invoices show the company's state of formation. If they need to say "Minnesota" in so many words, you really do need the Minnesota LLC. Second: an address is appearance, not substance. If you actually keep premises, staff or ongoing business operations in Minnesota, you create a real point of connection there, with reporting and tax consequences, regardless of where the LLC was formed. Situations like that belong in a consultation (held in English only) before you order.

And if your reason for Minnesota is a personal or business connection: good choice. That is exactly what this page is for.

No hidden fees, no surprise invoices for extra work

Our flat fee covers every service you need to form your Minnesota LLC and run it for the first 12 months. You'll find a detailed description of the services here. Bought separately, these services cost over $6,500. With us: one flat fee, $2,635, done.

Formation and taxes

Formed online, a Minnesota LLC is ready in around 1 to 5 days. Structured correctly, your Minnesota LLC pays no income tax in the US. Whether and to what extent the profits are taxed in your country of residence is a question for your tax adviser or for a consultation, held in English.

Transparency in the register

Minnesota's register names the people behind your LLC. For discretion, look at Wyoming or New Mexico, for example. More under anonymity.