Washington. Where garages become global giants.

The character of the state

Two young men from Seattle named Bill and Paul rent computer time in 1975, a bookseller packs parcels in a garage in 1994, a coffee stand at Pike Place Market grows into the green siren on every continent. Washington is the state where basements and garages turn into global corporations, with Boeing's aircraft plants as the older proof and Mount Rainier watching over it all.

The Evergreen State keeps its register efficient but open: your name appears in it. The prestige of the address is real; the location advantage for a zero-tax LLC is modest.

Who Washington makes sense for

For anyone whose business world values a Seattle tech address, for example in SaaS and e-commerce, and who has no need for anonymity in the register. Otherwise: favourites.

Do you really need a Washington LLC?

The honest counter-question before you order: if what draws you to Washington is mainly the look, you do not need a Washington LLC for it. Your business address is yours to choose, in any state, for any LLC. You can get a Seattle 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 "Washington" to appear there explicitly, you really do need the Washington LLC. Second: an address is appearance, not substance. If you actually keep premises, staff or ongoing business operations in Washington, 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 Washington 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 Washington LLC and run it for the first 12 months. 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, $2,680, done.

Formation and taxes

Formation takes about 2 to 5 days. Set up correctly, the Washington 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 only).

Transparency in the register

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