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US entity and EIN for a Philippine agency.
A US customer's finance team expects a US entity, an EIN, and a bank account on file before it signs a vendor agreement. This page says what those steps involve and what the pack organizes around them. The walkthrough steps through publicly documented steps; it does not form the entity, sign a return, or open an account for you.
What a US customer's finance team checks first
Before it pays a new foreign supplier, a US customer typically wants a US entity with an EIN, a US bank account able to receive dollars, and the standard vendor paperwork: a completed W-9 or W-8, a certificate of insurance, and agreed payment terms. Missing any one of these is enough to stall onboarding before the first invoice goes out.
Forming the entity and getting the EIN
The walkthrough steps through the publicly documented path to a Delaware entity and an EIN, in the order a first-time founder usually needs them: the entity first, then the EIN, then everything else on this page. It does not file the formation paperwork or sign anything on your behalf; the steps are yours to complete.
The bank package and the compliance calendar
Once the entity and the EIN exist, the pack organizes your information into a US bank-application package and a filing calendar that lists Form 5472 and Form 1120 as rows. Each row's date renders here only from a verified source. Until then, confirm with a professional in the Philippines.
The vendor paperwork a US customer asks for
A sales-tax nexus check and a vendor-onboarding kit, a W-9 or W-8, a certificate of insurance, and net payment terms, round out what most US customers ask a new supplier for before the first purchase order. The kit assembles these from the same profile as the entity walkthrough.
What the pack produces for this
A Delaware entity and EIN walkthrough, a US bank-application package, a Form 5472 and Form 1120 compliance calendar, a sales-tax nexus checker, and a US vendor-onboarding kit, reviewed by a US attorney before it publishes. It is a walkthrough, not representation; it does not form the entity, sign returns, or open accounts on your behalf.
Questions
- Does the pack form the entity for me?
- No. It walks you through the publicly documented steps and organizes your information for the applications. Formation is yours or your attorney's.
- When is Form 5472 due?
- The date renders here only from a verified source. Until then, confirm with a professional in the Philippines.
- Do I qualify to set up a US entity from the Philippines?
- I can explain what the pack covers and where to find it, but I cannot tell you how a rule applies to your situation; a licensed accountant in the Philippines can.
Confirm tax treatment with a professional in the Philippines.