Managed from Germany
If the US company is actually run from here, it can become fully taxable in Germany. That is exactly what the structure is meant to avoid.
For German companies expanding to the US
Your company in the US. Tax-proof from day one.
We plan structure and taxes on both sides of the Atlantic, form the company and look after it from then on.
- 20 minutes
- Intro call, free and without obligation
- German and English
- Advice in Germany and in the US
- Two countries
- planned as one tax structure
Forming the company takes a few days. Getting the structure wrong costs years.
An LLC can be registered online in no time. It gets difficult where German and US tax law meet. These are the four points we most often have to fix after the fact.
An LLC is not the same everywhere
The US and Germany can classify the same LLC differently for tax purposes. That decides where profits are taxed.
Sales tax in every state
There is no federal sales tax. Registration duties can arise from sales into a state alone, without any office there.
Money between the companies
Supplies, licences and loans between the German and the US company have to be priced at arm's length and documented.
Intro call
You tell us what you are planning in the US. We tell you openly whether, and in what form, the step makes sense from a tax perspective.
Structure concept
We define what the US company looks like and how it fits into your German structure.
- LLC or corporation
- Choice of state
- Ownership from Germany or through a holding
- Tax treaty and permanent establishment
- Transfer pricing
Formation and setup
The company is formed and made ready to operate.
- Formation in the chosen state
- Registered agent
- EIN from the IRS
- Support with bank account and sales tax registration
Ongoing support
Bookkeeping and US tax returns are handled by our German-speaking partner in the US. The German side stays with us, so the numbers match on both sides.
For companies that want to sell in the US, not just test it.
E-commerce and D2C brands
You sell through Amazon US or your own shop and store goods in the US. We clarify where you owe sales tax and build a structure that grows with you.
Mid-sized companies with US sales
Direct sales turn into your own US subsidiary. We fit it cleanly into your German group, including transfer pricing.
Founders and expats
You are moving to the US or founding from Germany. We make sure your personal and business taxes fit together in both countries.
Two tax systems. One plan that knows both.
In Germany
Clever-Tax Steuerberatung, Düsseldorf
Structure concept, alignment with the tax treaty, transfer pricing and your German tax returns, personal and corporate.
In the US
German-speaking partner on the ground
Ongoing bookkeeping for the US company and the US tax returns, explained in German and coordinated with us.
You talk to the tax advisor who writes the plan.
The firm focuses on international tax law, with many clients in e-commerce and real estate. I know the US market not only from advising clients: I hold an interest in a US company myself and know which questions really come up after formation.
- Advice in German and English
- Fully digital collaboration
- German-speaking partner in the US
It depends on how profits should flow and who the owners are. The LLC is flexible, but Germany does not always classify it the way the US does. For investors and for retaining profits, the corporation is often the clearer choice. We run the numbers on both for your case.
Twenty minutes before you form.
The intro call is free and without obligation. You do not need to prepare anything.
Afterwards you will know
- 1whether a US company of your own makes sense for you
- 2which structure fits and what matters from a tax perspective
- 3what happens next if you decide to take the step
You pick your slot directly in the calendar.
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