In the room at U.S. banks and agencies
Bank interviews, state registrations and agency calls happen on U.S. business hours. We attend in person or on the line, in Mandarin and English, instead of relaying messages across time zones.
Company formation · Operations · Status planning
U.S. Business Setup and Operations for Chinese Companies and Founders
A local team in Los Angeles County that forms your U.S. company, opens the bank account, runs payroll and the compliance calendar, and coordinates your immigration attorney and CPA, in Mandarin and English.
Why a U.S.-based team
The work that can’t be done from overseas
Agencies based in China can file your formation documents. What they can’t do is sit in the bank meeting, answer the state agency on U.S. hours, or notice that a deadline in California is different from one in Texas. That local work is what we do.
A compliance calendar someone actually runs
Annual reports, franchise tax, Form 5472, sales tax and payroll filings each have their own deadline and agency. We keep one calendar for your company and give you notice before every filing.
Payroll, insurance and hiring set up locally
Workers’ compensation, state unemployment accounts, payroll or a PEO, offer letters and handbooks are set up for the state you actually operate in, not copied from a template.
Licensed professionals, coordinated
Immigration attorneys, business attorneys, CPAs and insurers each work under their own licence. We brief them, keep the timeline and make sure the pieces match.
Services
Six practice areas, one accountable team
Take a single service, or bring them together under monthly operating support.
U.S. company formation and setup
Choosing the state and entity, formation filings, registered agent, EIN for foreign owners, business licences and the first-year compliance calendar.
Company formation →Business banking
Preparing ownership, source-of-funds and business-substance files, matching you with banks that accept foreign-owned companies, and attending the meeting.
Business banking →Tax filings and compliance
Coordinating federal and state filings with your CPA: Form 5472 for foreign-owned companies, franchise and sales tax, payroll tax and annual reports.
Tax and compliance →HR, payroll and PEO
First U.S. hires, payroll and benefits, workers’ compensation, background checks, employee handbooks and onboarding paperwork, with or without a PEO.
HR and payroll →U.S. status planning
Comparing L-1A, EB-1C, EB-1A, NIW, O-1 and EB-5 routes against how your business is actually structured, then building the timeline with an immigration attorney.
Immigration routes →Cross-border tax and family planning
Reviewing assets before U.S. tax residency begins, and coordinating trusts, life insurance and estate documents with licensed providers.
Cross-border planning →How we work
From first call to annual service
- 01
Introductory call
Under NDA
We confirm what you need, who is involved and whether we are the right fit.
- 02
Diagnosis
Written plan
A timeline, priorities, owners for each item and a 30-day action list.
- 03
Coordinated execution
Monthly
Monthly meetings, the compliance calendar, payroll, insurance and CPA follow-up, and a one-page progress report.
- 04
Annual service
Quarterly review
After a 90-day trial period the engagement moves to an annual service with quarterly reviews.
Fees
Published fees, confirmed in writing
Employee wages, third-party audit, notary and government fees are passed through at cost. Attorney fees are paid by you directly to the law firm. All fees are confirmed in writing before you sign.
Per session
Route assessment
From $300
- One meeting
- A written assessment report
Monthly
Monthly operating support
From $2,500 / month
- Compliance calendar
- Operating records
- Advance notice of filings and documents
Project
Full project management
$300,000
- Everything in monthly support
- Business plan
- Visa application and extension evidence gathering
Advisory network
Licensed professionals for every licensed opinion
We coordinate, schedule and follow through. Each opinion that requires a licence is given by the licensed professional, under their own engagement with you.
Immigration attorneys
Status strategy, petitions and filings
Business attorneys
Entity documents, contracts and employment compliance
CPAs
Tax returns and tax-residency planning
Registered investment advisers
Securities and investment advice
PEO providers
Payroll, benefits and employer-of-record duties
Insurance carriers
Underwriting, policy issue and claims
Principles
How we handle money, data and access
We never hold client money
Funds move only between your own, your company’s or your trust’s accounts.
Confidential from the first meeting
We sign an NDA before the first substantive conversation.
Access you can take back
We get viewing or filing access item by item, and you can withdraw it at any time.
Anonymous examples only
Any example we share publicly is stripped of identifying details.
FAQ
Common questions from Chinese founders
Can a Chinese citizen form a U.S. company without living in the United States?
Yes. A non-resident can own a U.S. LLC or corporation. You will need a registered agent in the state of formation, an EIN from the IRS, and in most cases a U.S. bank willing to open an account for a foreign-owned company, which is usually the harder step.
Which state should a foreign-owned company form in?
Usually the state where you will actually have an office, staff or inventory, because that state will require registration and taxes anyway. Delaware or Wyoming can make sense for holding structures or outside investors, but they rarely remove the need to register where you operate.
What does a foreign-owned U.S. company have to file every year?
At minimum a federal return or Form 5472 with a pro forma return for a single-member LLC, the state annual report, and any franchise, sales or payroll tax that applies. Penalties for a missed Form 5472 start at $25,000, so the calendar matters.
Can a U.S. company help me qualify for an L-1A or EB-1C?
Both routes require a qualifying relationship between your company abroad and the U.S. company, and for EB-1C the U.S. company must generally have been doing business for at least one year. Whether you qualify is decided by an immigration attorney; we help set up and run the U.S. company so the facts support the filing.
Do you give legal or tax advice?
No. Legal opinions come from licensed attorneys and tax returns from CPAs, each engaged by you. We coordinate them, prepare the operating records they need and keep the timeline.
Free references: the L-1A visa checklist, the 2026 federal tax summary and our resource library. Prefer Chinese? Read the 中文网站.
General information only, not legal, tax, investment or insurance advice. Legal opinions are given by licensed attorneys, and tax filings are prepared by CPAs, each under their own engagement with you.
Next step
Tell us where your U.S. business stands
A 15-minute call is enough to tell you what comes first, what can wait, and whether we are the right team.