Business & Corporate Compliance
For Japanese founders starting a U.S. company and Japanese businesses with a U.S. subsidiary or branch. This category covers choosing between an LLC and a C-Corp, Form 5472 and other filing duties, annual report and franchise tax deadlines, sales tax, registered agents, R&D expensing, hiring a first employee, and winding down a business. Start with the U.S. corporate annual compliance calendar, Form 5472 for foreign-owned single-member LLCs, and Delaware C-Corp vs. LLC for Japanese founders.
