The 30 chapters at a glance
- Chapters 1-3: When to form a US LLC; choosing the state; LLC vs C-Corp decision
- Chapters 4-6: Formation mechanics; EIN application via Form SS-4; registered agent
- Chapters 7-10: Mercury, Relay, Wise, Brex application playbooks
- Chapters 11-13: Stripe US setup; Stripe rejection recovery; alternative processors
- Chapters 14-16: Form 5472 + 1120; FBAR; BOI status
- Chapters 17-26: Country-specific guides (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, UK, UAE, Brazil, Philippines, Vietnam, Germany)
- Chapters 27-30: Use case playbooks (SaaS, agency, e-commerce, content creator, freelance)
How to use it
- Read online: github.com/wyomingllc/handbook (rendered as Markdown)
- Read on web book: handbook.wyomingllc.xyz
- Download PDF: linked from the repo
- Fork and translate: PR welcome via GitHub
- Build on top of it: MIT license permits derivative works
MIT license details
You can fork, modify, translate, republish, even commercially. Just keep our attribution. We retain copyright but grant broad usage rights. Some readers will use the handbook to start competing services. That is fine.
Community contributions
We accept translation PRs (Bengali, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic priority). We accept content fixes and updates. We acknowledge contributors in the handbook.
Update cadence
Quarterly updates. IRS rules change. Bank policies tighten or loosen. Treaty interpretations evolve. We push updates as we learn from our intake.