Form a US LLC in Wyoming via Firstbase — Turkish Digital Agencies
Turkish digital agencies increasingly choose a Wyoming LLC to invoice international clients in USD, hold Stripe and Mercury accounts, and stay outside the FX volatility of Türkiye. Firstbase files the LLC in 7-14 days and includes the Wyoming Registered Agent for year one.
Your Wyoming LLC pays $0 US federal tax as long as you do not create US-source effectively connected income. But you owe Turkey the KVK Article 3 corporate tax on worldwide income once your effective management is deemed Turkish — a non-trivial gray area for a Türkiye-based agency owner.
The Form 5472 obligation is the sharpest edge: $25,000 annual penalty per missed form, even with $0 revenue. Firstbase's tax add-on ($549/yr) handles this, or a US CPA runs $300-500 for the same filing.
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What the tax authority sees
US LLC income is not subject to US federal tax if the Turkish owner is not ETBUS (engaged in a US trade or business) and has no US-source effectively-connected income; Form 5472 + pro-forma 1120 must still be filed annually (IRC §6038A).
KVK Article 3 (kurumlar vergisi mükellefiyeti); Genç Girişimci İstisnası opt.
Choose Wyoming for the lowest annual friction: $60 report fee, no franchise tax. Bank via Mercury (Firstbase's default partner).
- 01Form 5472 non-filing penalty: $25,000 per year per form (IRC §6038A(d))
- 02Turkish KVK Article 3 permanent establishment risk if management is from Türkiye
- 03Mercury account revocation if declared business activity drifts from formation docs
- 04Wyoming Registered Agent lapse triggers administrative dissolution after 60 days
From filing to funded bank account
US LLC (Wyoming) vs Estonia OÜ (e-Residency)
FAQ
Yes. Firstbase files the LLC entirely online. You provide a passport scan, home address, and payment. No US SSN or ITIN is required — the LLC applies for its own EIN. The full process takes 14-24 days: 3-7 days for state filing, then 7-14 days for the IRS EIN.
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