Form a Wyoming LLC from Canada — 100% Remote, 48-Hour Setup

Canada is one of the most cross-border-active economies on earth. Roughly 75% of all Canadian exports head south, the CAD–USD currency spread costs Canadian small businesses billions every year, and a growing share of Canadian freelancers, agencies, SaaS founders, e-commerce sellers and creators serve a primarily American customer base. For every one of these operators, the same question eventually surfaces: why am I invoicing American clients in CAD, paying double currency-conversion fees, and getting throttled on Stripe Canada when an American LLC would solve all three problems at once?

A US Limited Liability Company solves exactly that. With one, you operate as an actual American legal entity, you invoice in USD, you receive ACH transfers directly into a Mercury or Relay account, and you sit on top of the full Stripe US, PayPal US, Shopify Payments US, and Amazon Seller Central US stack. None of those require you to be physically present in the United States, hold a Green Card, or pay a single dollar of US federal income tax — provided your LLC has no effectively connected income with a US trade or business. To register a Wyoming LLC remotely takes us 48 hours from order to filed Articles of Organization.

Wyoming is the obvious choice over Delaware, Nevada or Florida for the vast majority of Canadians. The state has no personal income tax, no corporate state tax, no franchise tax, member privacy is statutorily protected, and the annual report fee is the lowest in the country at USD 62. Delaware, by contrast, charges USD 300 per year in franchise tax minimum, publishes officer names, and adds little value unless you are raising US venture capital with a C-Corp. We compare them side-by-side in our deep-dive Wyoming vs Delaware LLC analysis for 2026.

Critically: forming a US LLC is fully legal for Canadian tax residents. The Canada–US Tax Treaty (1980, with multiple updates) governs how income flows are taxed in each jurisdiction, and the CRA permits Canadians to own foreign corporations as long as proper reporting is filed (T1134 informational return for foreign affiliates, T1135 for foreign property over CAD 100,000). The structure is so common today that most cross-border accountants in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal can advise on it without blinking.

Most Canadians serving US clients today are running one of three setups: sole proprietorship (HST-registered, all income on T2125), a federally or provincially incorporated Canadian corporation (the classic CCPC, paying federal + provincial corporate tax), or some informal mix with a US contractor relationship. None of those structures unlock Stripe US, eliminate FX friction or simplify the US side of compliance the way a properly run Wyoming LLC does.

The Wyoming LLC sits alongside — not instead of — your Canadian setup. A typical pattern: keep your CCPC for Canadian-source income (Canadian clients, SR&ED claims, RRSP planning), and add the Wyoming LLC as the entity that contracts with US clients and US platforms. Income flows from the LLC to you via the appropriate Canada–US treaty mechanism. This kind of bifurcated structure is well understood by cross-border accountants and is increasingly the default for Canadian solopreneurs and small agencies billing six figures into the United States.

A second pattern: skip the CCPC entirely. If almost 100% of your income comes from US clients via US platforms (Stripe, Apple, AdSense, Amazon, Etsy), then a single Wyoming LLC plus a personal Canadian sole prop for residual Canadian income is often cheaper, simpler and just as compliant. Which structure fits depends on revenue mix, future plans for hiring in Canada, and your provincial tax bracket — a 30-minute consult with a cross-border CPA usually settles it. We can point you in the right direction; book a free call with our team and we'll share names.

1. Choose a name. We run a Wyoming Secretary of State availability check the same day. Name must end with "LLC", "L.L.C." or "Limited Liability Company". Keep it short, English, and matching your .com domain.

2. Registered Agent + Wyoming address. You don't need a US address. We serve as your licensed Wyoming Registered Agent, receive all official mail, and forward it digitally. Included in every package.

3. File Articles of Organization. Filed within 24 business hours with the official Filing ID. This is the legal birth of your LLC — comparable to receiving your federal corporation number from Corporations Canada.

4. Custom Operating Agreement. Internal governing document that defines member rights, profit allocation, transfer rules. Mercury and Relay both require it. We draft it tailored to single-member Canadian owners.

5. EIN without SSN/ITIN. The IRS issues your EIN via Form SS-4 international processing. Standard timing is 4 weeks; our express service delivers in 10 business days or your money back.

6. US bank account. We introduce you to Mercury, Relay or Wise Business with pre-vetted documentation. Onboarding is 100% video — you stay in Toronto, Calgary, Halifax or Whitehorse and the account opens in 5–10 business days.

7. Annual compliance. Every year: Wyoming Annual Report (USD 62), Registered Agent renewal, Form 5472 + 1120 to the IRS by April 15. All of it handled inside our BASIC + IRS Filings annual plan. Check our pricing page for the full breakdown.