Form a Wyoming LLC from Sweden — Sell to US Customers in USD

Sweden is one of the densest per-capita startup ecosystems in the world — think Klarna, Spotify, Mojang, iZettle, and thousands of SaaS, gaming and design-studio operators. Swedish founders default to an aktiebolag (AB) or an enskild firma for local invoicing, both of which work well domestically. The friction shows up the moment your best customers become US-based: SWIFT fees, SEK/USD spread, and US enterprise buyers demanding a US tax ID for AP onboarding.

A Wyoming LLC layered on top of your AB gives you a US EIN, a US bank account (Mercury, Relay, Wise Business), Stripe US, PayPal US and a compliant W-9 for enterprise AP systems. Your AB stays exactly where it is. We file the Wyoming LLC in 48 hours with registered agent, operating agreement and state fees included.

Wyoming beats Delaware for Swedish owners on cost and privacy: no state income tax, no franchise tax, no public list of members, and the strongest LLC charging-order protection in the US. Bolagsverket is transparent by design for Swedish entities; the Wyoming LLC adds an anonymous, low-maintenance US layer for the international revenue portion of the business.

Owning a foreign entity as a Swedish tax resident is legal. Sweden taxes worldwide income, so LLC distributions and, in some fact patterns, imputed CFC income must be reported to Skatteverket. A Stockholm or Gothenburg cross-border adviser can confirm whether Sweden's CFC rules apply to your specific setup — for most active-income founders they do not, and the Stripe US, Mercury and W-9 gains clearly justify the setup.

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Sweden's two dominant vehicles are the aktiebolag (AB, minimum SEK 25 000 share capital) and the enskild firma for solo operators. Both are excellent for domestic business but neither delivers Stripe US, a US bank account or a W-9.

The clean pattern for Swedish founders is a two-entity stack: keep the AB for Swedish and Nordic revenue where Swedish holding, dividend and 3:12 rules are attractive, and add the Wyoming LLC as the entity that signs contracts with US clients. Cash flows from the LLC into the AB as arm's-length service payments or to you personally as owner distributions, with treatment coordinated by your Swedish revisor.

Solo consultants with almost entirely US revenue often skip the AB entirely and run a lean Wyoming-only stack with a small enskild firma for residual Swedish work. Get in touch — we can introduce you to a cross-border adviser in Stockholm or Malmö.

1. Name check. Same-day Wyoming Secretary of State availability check. Must end in "LLC" or "L.L.C."

2. Registered Agent + Wyoming address. You do not need a US address. We serve as your licensed Wyoming Registered Agent.

3. Articles of Organization. Filed within 24 business hours with an official Wyoming Filing ID.

4. Custom Operating Agreement. Required by Mercury and Relay. Drafted in English for single-member Swedish owners.

5. EIN without SSN or personnummer. Applied for via IRS Form SS-4 international processing. Standard IRS timing is 24–72 hours for international applicants.

6. US bank account. Warm introductions to Mercury, Relay or Wise Business. Fully remote from Stockholm, Gothenburg or anywhere in Sweden.

7. Annual compliance. Wyoming Annual Report, Form 5472 + 1120 by April 15. Handled in our BASIC + IRS Filings annual plan.