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Foreign-Owned LLC Tax Filing Checklist: Form 5472, EIN & Deadlines
Foreign-owned LLC tax filing checklist: EIN, Form 5472, pro forma 1120, state filings, deadlines — and why no tax owed still means file.
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OtoCo Blog
Guides for crypto founders to form US LLCs onchain, get an EIN without an SSN, open US banking, and build or invest in Web3 from anywhere.
Guide
How to Form an LLC for Your Crypto Wallet in 2026
Your wallet can own a company. Here's how to form an LLC for your crypto wallet in 2026 — so contracts, assets and liability sit behind a legal wrapper, not your personal name.
Guide
How to Form an LLC for Your AI Agent in 2026
If your AI agent contracts, gets paid, holds assets or banks, it needs a legal wrapper. Here is how to form an LLC for an AI agent in 2026.
Guide
How to Get Stripe With a US LLC as a Non-US Founder
Stripe wants a real US company story — LLC, EIN, and banking — not a US passport. Here's the remote setup for non-US founders.
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SSN vs EIN vs ITIN for Foreign Founders
SSN, EIN, and ITIN are not interchangeable. Here is which one foreign founders actually need for a US LLC, bank account, and tax filings — and how to get an EIN without an SSN.
Guide
How to Open a US LLC From Abroad in 2026
You can form a US LLC from abroad without a flight or SSN. Here's the full remote stack: state, EIN, address, banking, and compliance.
Guide
Delaware LLC for Crypto Founders: Investors, Fees & Why It Wins
Why crypto founders choose a Delaware LLC: investor recognition, fees, banking fit, and when Wyoming is the smarter first move.
Guide
How to Start a Remote US Company (From Anywhere)
You can start a real US company without an office or a US trip. Here's the remote playbook: name, address, EIN, banking, compliance — and how OtoCo assembles the stack.
Data Essay
The Age of the Onchain Solopreneur
The age of the onchain solopreneur: one-person US LLCs, Delaware vs Wyoming, and why EIN plus banking matter more than the certificate.
Guide
The Ultimate Solopreneur Company Kit: LLC, EIN, Bank & Tax
A practical LLC + EIN + bank + tax checklist for solo builders — including the Form 5472 trap for foreign owners.
Guide
How Much Does It Cost to Start a US LLC as a Foreigner?
Full cost to start a US LLC as a foreigner in 2026: formation, EIN, registered agent, renewals, tax filings, banking — and lawyer vs OtoCo.
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OtoCo MCP: Form and Manage Entities With Your AI Agent
Connect Cursor, Claude, Codex, ChatGPT, Grok, and other MCP-compatible agents to OtoCo to form and manage US entities onchain — with confirmation-gated paid actions.