Industry · eCommerce Businesses
The Legal & Tax Setup for eCommerce That Scales
Shopify, marketplaces, wholesale, cross-border payments — eCommerce touches more registrations than almost any other business. We set up the entity, tax and payment stack so growth doesn’t mean surprises.
Sound Familiar?
The Problems eCommerce Businesses Run Into
Payment processors keep asking for business documents
Sales tax obligations differ by state and you sell into all of them
Wholesale suppliers won’t open accounts without a resale certificate
Chargebacks and disputes land on you personally
Your brand name is unprotected while you spend on ads for it
Inventory, refunds and fees make the books untrustworthy
Know the Map
The Registrations an Online Store Runs Into
Every growth step in eCommerce — new channel, new supplier, new state — has a registration behind it. Better to see the whole map first.
The Entity
The company your store, processor accounts and supplier relationships hang off.
EIN
Stripe, banks, suppliers and marketplaces all ask for it at onboarding.
Sales Tax
Registration where your sales or inventory actually create nexus — not everywhere, not nowhere.
Resale Certificate
The document that opens wholesale supplier accounts and stops tax on inventory purchases.
Payments
Stripe and multi-currency account application assistance — the providers decide approvals.
Brand Protection
A trademark before the ad spend makes the name valuable to someone else.
Your Roadmap
The Services, In the Order That Works
Each piece exists for a reason specific to ecommerce businesses — and the order matters, because each one unlocks the next.
The steps marked in your package come bundled with formation — you don't buy them separately. See pricing for the full inclusion list and what each remaining service costs.
Learn From Others
The Mistakes We See eCommerce Businesses Make
Running serious volume as an individual
Disputes, chargebacks and supplier issues all reach your personal assets until there’s an entity in between.
Treating sales tax as someone else’s problem
Marketplaces collect for marketplace sales — your own website is on you. The distinction catches people.
Building a brand you don’t own
Every ad dollar raises the value of a name anyone can still register. File early.
eCommerce Businesses Questions, Answered
Do I need a U.S. company to use Stripe?
Stripe supports businesses in many countries, but a U.S. entity is the common route for non-residents targeting U.S. customers. Formation alone doesn’t guarantee approval — Stripe decides that.
Where do I owe sales tax?
Where you have nexus — which can come from sales volume or inventory location. We review your channels and register where it actually applies.
Can non-residents run a U.S. eCommerce business?
Yes — entity, EIN, address, payments and bookkeeping can all be set up remotely. It’s most of what we do.
What does the 5472 filing have to do with my store?
Foreign-owned single-member LLCs file Form 5472 with a pro forma 1120 annually — an information filing many sellers don’t learn about until the penalty. Ours is $149, deadline tracked.
Build Your Store on a Real Foundation
Entity, tax registrations, payments and brand — mapped once, handled by one team.
Transparent pricing · Government fees separate · Processor approvals decided by providers