Fifteen tabs and a half-built spreadsheet, no decision. If that sounds familiar, this is for you.
- Narrow to three numbers per jurisdiction: setup cost, annual maintenance, effective corporate tax on your expected profit. Three numbers, five candidates, one page. - Add the two qualitative checks no calculator does: can you open a bank account without heroics, and does the jurisdiction's reputation help or hurt with your customers? - Ignore the exotic edge cases on the first pass. You do not need the perfect jurisdiction. You need a good one, chosen this week. - Revisit yearly. Jurisdictions change fees and requirements; the right choice in 2026 deserves a fresh look in 2027. - Share the shortlist with someone whose judgment you trust before committing. A second pair of eyes catches the midnight assumptions.
Analysis paralysis has killed more companies than suboptimal tax ever did. Pick good enough and move. Then let IncorpTrack handle the US filing for $49 plus the state fee, EIN and banking included.