North Carolina. Where humanity took off.

The character of the state

On 17 December 1903, in the dunes of Kitty Hawk, a home-built flying machine stayed in the air for twelve seconds: the Wright Brothers had built it in Ohio, but they flew in North Carolina, which is why every licence plate here says "First in Flight". The state has stayed true to the climb ever since: Charlotte grew into the second-largest banking centre in the US after New York, the Research Triangle around Raleigh and Durham is one of the densest research regions in the world, and behind it all rise the blue Blue Ridge Mountains.

For your LLC, that means a dynamic, thoroughly reputable address. The register is open: your name appears in it.

Who North Carolina makes sense for

For clients with ties to the state's banking and research world. Otherwise: favourites or a consultation (held in English only).

Do you really need a North Carolina LLC?

The honest counter-question before you order: if what draws you to North Carolina is mainly the look, you do not need a North Carolina LLC for it. Your business address is yours to choose, in any state, for any LLC. You can get a Charlotte address from one of the many virtual business address providers for around $20 to $150 a month; you book that yourself, directly with the provider, and it is not part of our package. Combined with a Wyoming LLC 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 state the company's state of formation. If you need "North Carolina" to appear there explicitly, you really do need the North Carolina LLC. Second: an address is appearance, not substance. If you actually keep premises, staff or ongoing business operations in North Carolina, you create a real connection there with reporting and tax consequences, regardless of where the LLC was formed. Set-ups like that belong in a consultation (held in English only) beforehand.

And if your reason for North Carolina is a personal or business tie: good choice. That is exactly what this page is for.

No hidden fees, no surprise bills for extra work

Our flat fee covers every service you need to form your North Carolina LLC and run it for the first 12 months, including the $200 annual report. You will find a detailed description of the services here. Bought one by one, these services cost over $6,500. With us: one flat fee, $2,625, done.

Formation and taxes

Formation takes about 3 to 7 days. Set up correctly, the North Carolina zero-tax LLC pays no income tax in the United States. Whether, and to what extent, the profits are taxable in your country of residence is a question for your tax adviser or for a consultation, held in English.

Transparency in the register

North Carolina's register names the people responsible for your LLC. For discretion, look for example to Wyoming or New Mexico. More under anonymity.